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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.3227
Security Bulletin: Blind SQL injection vulnerability in IBM
OpenPages GRC Platform API (CVE-2015-5049)
23 December 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM OpenPages GRC Platform
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-5049
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21970590
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Security Bulletin: Blind SQL injection vulnerability in IBM OpenPages GRC
Platform API (CVE-2015-5049)
Document information
More support for:
OpenPages GRC Platform
Software version:
7.1
Operating system(s):
Platform Independent
Reference #:
1970590
Modified date:
2015-12-22
Security Bulletin
Summary
A blind SQL injection vulnerability has been found in the OpenPages GRC
Platform API that could allow retrival or manipulation of information in
the database.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-5049
DESCRIPTION: IBM OpenPages GRC Platform is vulnerable to SQL injection. A
remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could
allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the
back-end database.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106946 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM OpenPages GRC platform 7.1
IBM OpenPages GRC platform 7.0
Remediation/Fixes
Patch Download URL
IBM OpenPages GRC Platform 7.1.0.1 IF6 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041508
IBM OpenPages GRC platform 7.0.0.4 IF3 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24041514
Workarounds and Mitigations
Block client access to the GRC API via firewall or proxy rules. (i.e. the
/grc/api/* URL)
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References
Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Jan Fry at Corsaire
*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.
Disclaimer
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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