Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command in InfoSphere Information Server

1) Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

EUVDB-ID: #VU89133

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-34062

CWE-ID: CWE-88 - Argument Injection or Modification

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromsie the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an argument injection issue. A local user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM InfoSphere Information Server: before 11.7.1 Fix Pack 5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_infosphere_information_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158448

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

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.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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