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DB2 Monitoring Console File Upload and Unauthorized Database Access

Secunia Advisory: SA29367  
Release Date: 2008-03-14

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Security Bypass
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:DB2 Monitoring Console 2.x

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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in DB2 Monitoring Console, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

1) An unspecified error can be exploited to upload files to the web server hosting the application.

2) An unspecified error can be exploited to gain access to the database that a user is currently connected to when the user e.g. is tricked into following a malicious link.

Successful exploitation requires e.g. knowledge of the address of the DB2 MC web server.

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 2.2.25.

Solution:
Update to version 2.2.25.

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Rob Williams.

Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showno...release_id=583793&group_id=211760



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