IBM DB2 Monitoring Console unspecified unauthorized access

ibm-db2-monitoringconsole-unauth-access (41212)

Medium Risk

Description:

An unspecified error in IBM DB2 Monitoring Console could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access when the address of the DB2 MC Web server is known. By persuading a connected victim to click on a specially-crafted link, an attacker could gain unauthorized access to the database.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector:	Network
Access Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	None
Temporal Score:	3.7
Exploitability:	High
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of DB2 Monitoring Console (2.2.25 or later), available from the DB2 Monitoring Console Web site. See References.

References:

• DB2 Monitoring Console Web site: DB2 Monitoring Console.
• SourceForge.net: Files: DB2 Monitoring Console, Release Name: v2.2.25 - stable - SECURITY UPDATE.
• BID-28253: DB2 Monitoring Console Multiple Unspecified Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2008-7131: Unspecified vulnerability in DB2 Monitoring Console 2.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to gain access to a database via a link to a victim who is already connected to the database.
• SA29367: DB2 Monitoring Console File Upload and Unauthorized Database Access

Platforms Affected:

• Peter Kohlmann DB2 Monitoring Console 2.1.236
• Peter Kohlmann DB2 Monitoring Console 2.1.246
• Peter Kohlmann DB2 Monitoring Console 2.1.248
• Peter Kohlmann DB2 Monitoring Console 2.1.251
• Peter Kohlmann DB2 Monitoring Console 2.2.18
• Peter Kohlmann DB2 Monitoring Console 2.2.24

Reported:

Mar 14, 2008

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