Information disclosure in IBM Algo One

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU10431

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1681

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in the web interface of IBM WebSphere Application Server due to the improper handling of application requests. A local attacker can send a specially crafted request and obtain unauthorized access to read a file.

Mitigation

Update to version 5.0.0.6-23 or 5.1.0.3-2.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Algo One Core: 5.0.0 - 5.1.0

External links

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015342&myns=swgimgmt&mynp=OCSSHKAP&mync=E&cm_sp=swgimgmt-_-OCSSHKAP-_-E

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.