Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in IBM Intelligent Operations Center

1) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

EUVDB-ID: #VU54291

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11988

CWE-ID: CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the XMPParser in Apache XmlGraphics Commons. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive data, located in the local network or send malicious requests to other servers from the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Intelligent Operations Center: 5.1.0 - 5.2.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_intelligent_operations_center:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_intelligent_operations_center:5.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_intelligent_operations_center:5.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7030630

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.