Security Bulletin
Summary
Unsanitized web application variables allow a remote authenticated user to execute unauthorized commands as root.
Vulnerability Details
Summary
Unsanitized web application variables allow a remote authenticated user to execute unauthorized commands as root.
Vulnerability details
CVE ID: CVE-2013-0526
Description:
Due to certain web application variables not being sanitized, it
may be possible for someone with a valid user ID and password for
the system to craft a URL that ultimately allows them to remotely
execute commands on the system as root, even if the original user
ID did not have root access.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 8.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/85367
for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected products:
- IBM 1754 GCM16 Global Console Manager 1.18.0.22011 and older (lower numbered) releases
- IBM 1754 GCM32 Global Console Manager 1.18.0.22011 and older
Remediation
IBM recommends updating to firmware version 1.20.0.22575
available on IBM
Fix Central.
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
None
References
Complete
CVSS Guide
On-line
Calculator V2
CVE-2013-0526
X-Force Vulnerability Database (http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/85367)
Related information
IBM
Secure Engineering Web Portal
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Alejandro Alvarez Bravo.
Change History
15 August 2013: Original copy published
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References
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 January 2019
UID
ibm1MIGR-5093509