IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:31414

Info

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 31414
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-4294
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 25 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:23PM
Credit: IBM
Vulnerable: IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 Fix Pack 4
IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1
Not Vulnerable: IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1 Fix Pack 5

Discussion

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Attackers can leverage this issue to gain Webtop root privileges on the application.

Versions prior to IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop 2.1.0 Fix Pack 5 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue using a browser.

Solution / Fix

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released updates. Please see the references for more information.

References

IBM Tivoli Netcool/Webtop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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