Analyst readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
IBM Marketing Platform may reveal sensitive information in HTTP headers to a logged-in user. The issue is not described as a direct takeover path, but the leaked details could help plan later attacks against the system.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate hygiene issue. It is not presented as actively exploited, but it can increase attacker knowledge after account access and should be resolved during normal vulnerability remediation cycles.
Technical view
CVE-2017-1107 affects IBM Marketing Platform 9.1.0, 9.1.2, 10.0, and 10.1. The CVSS 3.0 score is 4.3: network-accessible, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and low confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running the listed IBM Marketing Platform versions where authenticated users can reach the affected application over the network.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show active exploitation. CISA KEV is false, and the CVSS exploit maturity value is unproven. Sources describe an authenticated attacker using disclosed header information in further attacks.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the public description names header-based information disclosure but does not specify header names, data types, or fixed versions in the supplied bundle. Avoid assuming broader product impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory IBM Marketing Platform deployments and confirm exact versions.
- Review IBM advisory ibm10887815 for vendor-supported remediation or fixed levels.
- Restrict access to the application to trusted authenticated users.
- Monitor for unusual authenticated access against Marketing Platform endpoints.
Validation and detection
- Check whether any deployment runs versions 9.1.0, 9.1.2, 10.0, or 10.1.
- Review HTTP response headers from authenticated sessions for sensitive internal information.
- Confirm vendor remediation status against IBM guidance.
- Verify access controls limit unnecessary authenticated reachability.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:U/C:L/I:N/PR:L/AV:N/UI:N/A:N/AC:L/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
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CVSS:3.0/S:U/C:L/I:N/PR:L/AV:N/UI:N/A:N/AC:L/RL:O/RC:C/E:U2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/S:U/C:L/I:N/PR:L/AV:N/UI:N/A:N/AC:L/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887815CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-marketing-cve20171107-info-disc (120906)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- 108918CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
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