CVE-2019-4294
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 · uneditedIBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.6, 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.15 and IBM MQ Appliance 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.12, 9.1.0.0 through 9.1.0.2, and 9.1.1 through 9.1.2 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a command injection vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 16188.
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 · high confidenceA command injection vulnerability in IBM DataPower Gateway (versions 2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.6 and 7.6.0.0-7.6.0.15) and IBM MQ Appliance (versions 8.0.0.0-8.0.0.12, 9.1.0.0-9.1.0.2, and 9.1.1-9.1.2) allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system due to insufficient input validation.
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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< 2018.4.1.7>= 7.6.0.0, <= 7.6.0.15>= 2018.4.1.0, <= 2018.4.1.6>= 8.0.0.0, <= 8.0.0.12>= 9.1.0.0, <= 9.1.0.2>= 9.1.1, <= 9.1.2CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify IBM DataPower Gateway versionAccess the DataPower web administration console and navigate to the 'About' page, or use the CLI command 'show version' in the DataPower CLI interfaceAffected if The displayed version falls within 2018.4.1.0 to 2018.4.1.6, or 7.6.0.0 to 7.6.0.15
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Identify IBM MQ Appliance versionLog into the MQ Appliance CLI and run the command 'lsmqcap' or access the web console and check the Appliance status page for the firmware versionAffected if The displayed version falls within 8.0.0.0 to 8.0.0.12, 9.1.0.0 to 9.1.0.2, or 9.1.1 to 9.1.2
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Verify access controls on appliance management interfacesReview user accounts and access control lists (ACLs) configured for the DataPower Gateway or MQ Appliance administrative interfacesAffected if Unrestricted or weakly controlled administrative access exists, allowing untrusted local users to interact with vulnerable input fields
You are affected if either your DataPower Gateway version is 2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.6 or 7.6.0.0-7.6.0.15, or your MQ Appliance version is 8.0.0.0-8.0.0.12, 9.1.0.0-9.1.0.2, or 9.1.1-9.1.2, and untrusted local users can access the appliance management interfaces.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data2018.4.1.7
Apply vendor-supplied patches or upgrades to the affected DataPower Gateway and MQ Appliance versions. Until patched, restrict physical and administrative access to the appliances and audit existing user accounts for malicious activity.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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