8.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-5686
IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager LDAP Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager (TPM) before 5.1.1.1 IF0006, when its LDAP service is shared with other applications, does not require that an LDAP user be listed in the TPM user records, which allows remote authenticated users to execute SOAP commands that access arbitrary TPM functionality, as demonstrated by running provisioning workflows.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 19, 2008, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 8, 2011, 3:14 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-5686 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm tivoli_provisioning_manager
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-5686.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/33143 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021394
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21330228 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32824
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3432

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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.29 }} 0.00%

score

0.64258

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability