CVE-2015-7411
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Monitoring portal client allows authenticated remote users to escalate their privileges to higher levels than intended. Attackers with valid credentials can gain administrative access to the monitoring system. Affected organizations are those running vulnerable versions of IBM Tivoli Monitoring.
💻 Affected Systems
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of the monitoring infrastructure, allowing attackers to modify monitoring rules, access sensitive system data, and potentially pivot to other systems.
Likely Case
Privilege escalation leading to unauthorized access to monitoring data and configuration changes that could hide malicious activity.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation and least privilege access controls are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires valid credentials but unspecified vectors suggest multiple potential attack paths.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Apply Fix Packs: 6.2.2 FP10, 6.2.3 FP6, or 6.3.0 FP7
Vendor Advisory: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973559
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download appropriate fix pack from IBM Fix Central. 2. Backup current installation. 3. Apply fix pack following IBM documentation. 4. Restart ITM services.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Segmentation
allRestrict access to ITM portal to trusted networks only
Least Privilege Access
allImplement strict role-based access control and audit user permissions
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network segmentation to isolate ITM portal from untrusted networks
- Enforce strict access controls and monitor for privilege escalation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check ITM version via portal interface or installation directory version filesCheck Version:
Check version.txt in ITM installation directory or use 'itmcmd -v' on command lineVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version shows 6.2.2 FP10, 6.2.3 FP6, or 6.3.0 FP7 or higher📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual privilege escalation events
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful privileged access
- Configuration changes from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected connections to ITM portal from unusual IPs
- Traffic patterns suggesting privilege escalation attempts
SIEM Query:
source="ITM" AND (event_type="privilege_escalation" OR user_role_change="true")🔗 References
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV77992
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973559
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035240
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV77992
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973559
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035240
