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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0241
User credentials can be changed without authorization with a POST request
in IBM Netezza Performance Portal 2.0 (CVE-2013-6731)
25 February 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: PureData System for Analytics
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Impact/Access: Reduced Security -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-6731
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21663353
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User credentials can be changed without authorization with a POST request in
IBM Netezza Performance Portal 2.0 (CVE-2013-6731)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
PureData System for Analytics
Tools
Software version:
1.0.0
Operating system(s):
Platform Independent
Reference #:
1663353
Modified date:
2014-02-19
Summary
An authenticated IBM Netezza Performance Portal user without privileges to
manage another user's account can change the password of other users.
Vulnerability Details
CVE ID: CVE-2013-6731
DESCRIPTION: User credentials can be changed without authorization with a
HTTP POST request in IBM Netezza Performance Portal 2.0.
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/89393 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products
IBM Netezza Performance Portal 2.0, 2.0.0.1, 2.0.0.2
Remediation/Fixes
Install IBM Netezza Performance Portal 2.0.0.3 or later which is available on
Fix Central from here.
Workarounds/Mitigations
None
References:
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
None
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
19-Feb-2014 Original version.
*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.
Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST),
the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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