CVE-2018-1625

Vulnerability

IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance version 2.2.1 generates error messages that disclose sensitive information about the environment, users, or associated data. This information leakage occurs in the appliance's application responses and does not require any special configuration to be reachable. [1]

Exploitation

An attacker with network access to the appliance can trigger error conditions that cause the system to return verbose error messages. No authentication or special privileges are required to obtain the leaked information. The attacker simply needs to send crafted requests that result in error responses containing sensitive details. [1]

Impact

Successful exploitation allows an attacker to gather sensitive information about the environment, users, or associated data, aiding in further attacks. This leakage does not directly compromise the system, but it increases the risk of targeted exploitation. The confidentiality of system details is breached, with no direct impact on integrity or availability. [1]

Mitigation

IBM released a fix for this vulnerability in a subsequent update. Customers should apply the latest security patches for IBM Security Privileged Identity Manager Virtual Appliance as referenced in the security bulletin [1]. No workarounds are documented.