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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2010.0938.2
IBM Rational Quality Manager and Test Lab Manager Backdoor
Account Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
27 October 2010
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational Quality Manager
IBM Rational Test Lab Manager
Publisher: Zero Day Initiative
Operating System: Windows
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2010-4094
Original Bulletin:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-214/
Revision History: October 27 2010: Added CVE reference
October 19 2010: Initial Release
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IBM Rational Quality Manager and Test Lab Manager Backdoor Account Remote Code
Execution Vulnerability
ZDI-10-214: October 18th, 2010
CVSS Score
10, (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Affected Vendors
IBM
Affected Products
Rational Quality Manager
Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute code on vulnerable
installations of Rational Quality Manager and Rational Test Lab Manager.
Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The flaw exists within the installation of the bundled tomcat server. The
default ADMIN account is improperly disabled within 'tomcat-users.xml' An
account providing manager role level access is left enabled with a default
password. A remote attacker can use this vulnerability to execute arbitrary
code under the context of the tomcat server.
Vendor Response
IBM states:
this issue was fixed in Version 7.9.0.3 build: 1046.
The down load for the rules update is called "Apache Tomcat Weak Default
Administrative Account Credentials" and is available here:
http://download4.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/RAA/013m6/0/Rules-Update-749.exe
It's called.
Disclosure Timeline
2010-06-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2010-10-18 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Credit
This vulnerability was discovered by:
AbdulAziz Hariri
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