Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-4572 - Information Exposure Through Log Files vulnerability in IBM Filenet Content Manager 5.5.2/5.5.3

047910
CVSS 4.4 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
HIGH
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
local
low complexity
ibm
CWE-532

Summary

IBM FileNet Content Manager 5.5.2 and 5.5.3 in specific configurations, could log the web service user credentials into a log file that could be accessed by an administrator on the local machine. IBM X-Force ID: 166798.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Ibm
2

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Fuzzing and observing application log data/errors for application mapping
    An attacker sends random, malformed, or otherwise unexpected messages to a target application and observes the application's log or error messages returned. Fuzzing techniques involve sending random or malformed messages to a target and monitoring the target's response. The attacker does not initially know how a target will respond to individual messages but by attempting a large number of message variants they may find a variant that trigger's desired behavior. In this attack, the purpose of the fuzzing is to observe the application's log and error messages, although fuzzing a target can also sometimes cause the target to enter an unstable state, causing a crash. By observing logs and error messages, the attacker can learn details about the configuration of the target application and might be able to cause the target to disclose sensitive information.