CVE-2019-4058 Missing authorization in BigFix Platform

What is CVE-2019-4058?

CVE-2019-4058 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM BigFix Platform, published on 20 May 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM BigFix Platform 9.2 and 9.5 could allow a low-privilege user to manipulate the UI into exposing interface elements and information normally restricted to administrators. IBM X-Force ID: 156570.

Weakness: CWE-1021

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4058?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Bigfix Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4058?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2019-4058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM BigFix Platform

• CVE-2016-6082 Use after free in BigFix Platform Critical 10.0
• CVE-2018-1475 Security feature bypass in BigFix Platform Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-1221 Weak cryptography in BigFix Platform Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-4013 File upload in BigFix Platform Critical 9.0
• CVE-2018-1479 Cross-site request forgery in BigFix Platform High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-9j2c-29hq-3vcm.