Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracles iPlanet Web Server

Published: 2020-05-12

Risk	Medium
Patch available	NO
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-9315 CVE-2020-9314
CWE-ID	CWE-284 CWE-94
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server Server applications / Web servers
Vendor	Sun

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU27698

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/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-2020-9315

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within admingui/version URIs in the Administration console. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and read the encryption keys

Mitigation

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

Note, this product is no longer supported by the vendor.

Vulnerable software versions

Sun ONE/iPlanet Web Server: 7.0

External links

http://www.oracle.com/support/lifetime-support/
http://www.oracle.com/us/assets/lifetime-support-middleware-069163.pdf
http://wwws.nightwatchcybersecurity.com/2020/05/10/two-vulnerabilities-in-oracles-iplanet-web-server-cve-2020-9315-and-cve-2020-9314/

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) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU27700

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9314

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')