Spoofing attack in IBM Event Streams



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-1833
CWE-ID CWE-451
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Event Streams
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU16602

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1833

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit an API request with a fake Host request header, gain authorised access via the CLI and spoof the request header.

Mitigation

Update to version 2018.3.1.

Vulnerable software versions

Event Streams: 2018.3.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10787535


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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