Privilege escalation in IBM Security Access Manager



Published: 2018-11-07
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-1850
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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IBM Security Verify Access
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU15751

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1850

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists on systems with Advanced Access Control services due to unspecified flaw. A remote attacker can gain elevated privileges to conduct further attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Security Verify Access: 9.0.3.1 - 9.0.5

External links

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10734555


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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.



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