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NetezzaHardware / appliance · Ibm

CVE-2012-5763

MEDIUM · 6.8 CVSS v2.0 Published 2013-02-20
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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77/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the WebAdmin application 6.0.5, 6.0.8, and 7.0 before P2 in IBM Netezza allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Netezza WebAdmin application allows remote attackers to hijack authentication of logged-in users by tricking their browsers into sending malicious requests. The vulnerability affects versions 6.0.5, 6.0.8, and 7.0 before P2 patch level.

MitigationApply IBM Netezza P2 patch which includes CSRF token validation in WebAdmin forms and implements proper referer/origin header checking on server-side requests.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
NetezzaHardware / appliance
Affected:= 6.0.5= 6.0.8= 7.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Verify WebAdmin is exposed
    Check if the Netezza WebAdmin interface is accessible on the system by attempting to access the WebAdmin URL (typically port 8000 or 8080) or by checking network listeners on the host
    Affected if WebAdmin is exposed to network without proper authentication controls
  2. Identify installed Netezza version
    Run 'nzversion' or 'nzhw -v' command on the Netezza appliance to retrieve the installed software version
    Affected if Version returned is 6.0.5, 6.0.8, or 7.0 (without P2 patch)
  3. Confirm patch level
    Query the system for installed patches using 'nzpatch' command or check patch inventory to determine if P2 patch has been applied
    Affected if No P2 patch is installed on version 6.0.5, 6.0.8, or 7.0

A user is affected if WebAdmin is accessible and the Netezza version is 6.0.5, 6.0.8, or 7.0 without the P2 patch applied.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply IBM Netezza P2 patch which includes CSRF token validation in WebAdmin forms and implements proper referer/origin header checking on server-side requests.

Fix this in Netezza Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,880
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