CVE-2017-1407 Command injection in Security Identity Manager

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance via crafted requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-1407?

CVE-2017-1407 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, published on 27 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Identity Manager Virtual Appliance 6.0 and 7.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 127394.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1407?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Ibm Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, Ibm Security Identity Manager, Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1407?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1407 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2017-1407 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1407 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qhxm-gpgw-m8pp.

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