SB2018062208 - Information disclosure in IBM MQ
Published: June 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018062208
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-middle attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1543)
CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.
The weakness exists in IBM MQ Managed .NET Client due to improper validation of the SSL certificate. A remote attacker can use man-in-the-middle techniques and obtain sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.