IBM TRIRIGA Application Platform update for Apache CXF

1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU26530

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1954

CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.

The vulnerability exists in the JMX Integration when the "createMBServerConnectorFactory" property of the default InstrumentationManagerImpl is not disabled. A remote attacker on the same host can perform a man-in-the-middle attack and gain access to all of the information that is sent and received over JMX. 

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM TRIRIGA Application Platform: before 4.1.1

External links

http://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletinibm-tririga-application-platform-discloses-cve-2020-1954/
http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6616295

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

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.