Advisory Details

December 9th, 2014

BMC Track-It! Web Account Credential Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-14-419
ZDI-CAN-2581

CVE ID CVE-2014-8270
CVSS SCORE 5.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS BMC Software
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Track-It!
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['16931']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of BMC Track-It!. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of password resets. The issue lies in the ability to register an account matching the name of a local account on the system and then reset the password for it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to gain credentials for the Administrator account on the system.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS BMC Software has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://support.numarasoftware.com/support/view_article.asp?ArticleID=7654
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2014-11-05 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2014-12-09 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Brandon Perry
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