VDB-98305 · CVE-2016-8973 · BID 96826

IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0/5.0/6.0 unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0/5.0/6.0. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-8973. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0/5.0/6.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Rhapsody DM 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0 contains an undisclosed vulnerability that may allow an authenticated user to upload infected malicious files to the server. IBM Reference #: 1999960.

The bug was discovered 03/08/2017. The weakness was published 03/20/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8973 since 10/25/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/21/2017). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96826†). Similar entries are available at VDB-98306, VDB-98307, VDB-98308 and VDB-102147. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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10/25/2016 🔍
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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2016-8973 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98305
SecurityFocus: 96826 - IBM Rational Rhapsody Design Manager CVE-2016-8973 Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8973 - IBM - Rhapsody DM - File Upload Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2017 07:26
Changes: 03/21/2017 07:26 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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