Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (IGI)

Published: 2018-09-07 | Updated: 2020-08-08

Risk	Medium
Patch available	NO
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-1756 CVE-2018-1757
CWE-ID	CWE-89 CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (IGI) Server applications / Directory software, identity management
Vendor	IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU36713

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1756

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (IGI): 5.2.3.2 - 5.2.4

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10728883
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148599
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45392/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

2) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU36714

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1757

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence 5.2.3.2 and 5.2.4 could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information due to missing authentication in IGI for the survey application. IBM X-Force ID: 148601.