Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Database JVN iPedia Registration Status [2019 2nd Quarter (Apr. - Jun.)]

1. 2019 2nd Quarter: Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Database JVN iPedia Registration Status

The vulnerability countermeasure information database JVN iPedia (https://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/) is endeavoring to become a comprehensive vulnerability database where vulnerability information is aggregated for easy access for IT users. JVN iPedia collects and/or translates the vulnerability information published by 1) domestic software developers, 2) JVN (*1), a vulnerability information portal run by JPCERT/CC and IPA, and 3) NVD (*2), a vulnerability database run by NIST (*3). JVN iPedia has been making vulnerability information available to the public since April 25, 2007.  

1-1. Vulnerabilities Registered in 2019/2Q

~ JVN iPedia now stores 102,651 vulnerabilities ~

The summary of the vulnerability information registered to the Japanese version of JVN iPedia during the 2nd quarter of 2019 (April 1 to June 30, 2019) is shown in the table below. As of the end of June 2019, the total number of vulnerabilities stored in JVN iPedia is 102,651 (Table 1-1, Figure 1-1).

As for the JVN iPedia English version, the total number of vulnerabilities stored is 2,048 as shown in the lower half of the Table 1-1.

Table 1-1. Vulnerabilities Registered to JVN iPedia during 2nd Quarter of 2019

2. Details on JVN iPedia Registered Data

2-1. Types of Vulnerabilities Reported

Figure 2-1 shows the number of vulnerabilities newly added to JVN iPedia during the 2nd quarter of 2019, sorted by the CWE vulnerability types.

The type of the vulnerabilities reported most in the 2nd quarter is CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (Buffer Errors)) with 579 cases, followed by CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting) with 561, CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) with 518, CWE-200 (Information Exposure) with 378, CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) with 306.

CWE-119 (buffer error), the most reported vulnerability type in this quarter, could allow attackers to execute malicious code on the target server or PC, resulting in damage such as data interception or falsification.

Software developers need to make sure to mitigate vulnerability from the planning and design phase of software development. IPA provides tools and guidelines, such as "How to Secure Your Website" (*4), "Secure Programing Guide" (*5) and "AppGoat" (*6), a hands-on venerability learning tool, for website developers and operators to build secure websites.

 

2-2. Severity of Vulnerabilities Reported

Figure 2-2 shows the yearly change in the CVSSv2 rating scale based severity of vulnerabilities registered to JVN iPedia.

As for the vulnerabilities added to JVN iPedia in 2019, 27.4 percent are “Level III” (7.0 - 10.0), 61.9 percent are “Level ll” (4.0 – 6.9) and 10.7 percent are “Level I” (0.0 – 3.9). This means 89.3 percent of all vulnerabilities registered are Level II or higher, which are potentially critical enough to cause damage like information exposure or data falsification.

Figure 2-3 shows the yearly change in the CVSSv3 rating scale based severity of vulnerabilities registered to JVN iPedia.

As for the vulnerabilities added to JVN iPedia in 2019, 16.0 percent are “Critical” (9.0 – 10.0), 44.0 percent are “High” (7.0 – 8.9), 39.1 percent are “Medium” (4.0 – 6.9) and 0.9 percent are “Low” (0.1 – 3.9).

To avoid threats posed by the known vulnerabilities, both product developers and IT users should pay close attention to vulnerability disclosure and update software they use to a fixed version or apply a security patch as soon as possible when they become available. IT users can check vulnerabilities newly published on JVN iPedia in RSS and XML format (*7) as well.  

2-3. Types of Software Reported with Vulnerability

Figure 2-4 shows the yearly change in the type of software reported with vulnerability. Application vulnerabilities have been published most, accounting for 74.6 percent (7,445 out of 9,977) of the 2019 total.

Figure 2-5 shows the yearly change in the number of JVN iPedia-stored vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS) used in critical infrastructure sectors. As of June 2019, the total of 1,969 ICS vulnerabilities have been registered.

2-4. Products Reported with Vulnerability

Table 2-1 lists the top 20 software whose vulnerabilities were most registered to JVN iPedia during the 2nd quarter (April to June) of 2019.  
In this quarter, large number of vulnerability countermeasure information related to OS products have been registered and which accounts for over 70% of the total. Of the top 20 cases, 9 are Microsoft OS, 4 are Apple OS, and 2 are Linux-based OS.

Besides those in the top 20 list, JVN iPedia stores and offers vulnerability information about a variety of software. IPA hopes software developers and users will make good use of JVN iPedia to efficiently check vulnerability information and take necessary action in a timely manner (*8).

Table 2-1. Top 20 Software Products Vulnerabilities Were Most Registered [Apr. – Jun. 2019]

3. Most Accessed Vulnerability Countermeasure Information

Table 3-1 lists the top 20 most accessed vulnerability information in JVN iPedia during the 2nd quarter of 2019 (April to June).

Of the vulnerability countermeasure information ranked high in this quarter, the 3rd and 19th rank were collected from domestic product developers. Except for the above two and the 4th rank, 17 are vulnerability countermeasure information released on the Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Portal Site JVN. Those products registered in the vulnerability countermeasure information have many domestic users and receive a lot of attention so that the number of access the relevant web site tend to increase.

Rating Scale

Note 1) CVSSv2 Severity Rating Scale

• Level I (Low)
  • CVSS Base Score = 0.0~3.9
• Level II (Medium)
  • CVSS Base Score = 4.0~6.9
• Level III (High)
  • CVSS Base Score = 7.0~10.0

Note 2) CVSSv3 Severity Rating Scale

• Low
  • CVSS Base Score =0.1~3.9
• Medium
  • CVSS Base Score =4.0~6.9
• High
  • CVSS Base Score =7.0~8.9
• Critical
  • CVSS Base Score =9.0~10.0

Table 3-1. Top 20 Most Accessed Vulnerability Countermeasure Information in JVN iPedia [Apr. – Jun. 2019]

No.1　GNU Wget vulnerable to buffer overflow　JVNDB-2019-000022

• GNU Wget vulnerable to buffer overflow

No.2　API server used by JR East Japan train operation information push notification App for Android fails to restrict access permissions　JVNDB-2019-000021

• API server used by JR East Japan train operation information push notification App for Android fails to restrict access permissions

No.3　Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cosminexus　JVNDB-2019-002892

• Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cosminexus

No.4　Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in OpenKM　JVNDB-2014-007972

• Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in OpenKM(in Japanese only)

No.5 　The installer of Microsoft Teams may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries　JVNDB-2019-000014

• The installer of Microsoft Teams may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

No.6　PowerAct Pro Master Agent for Windows fails to restrict access permissions　JVNDB-2019-000020

• PowerAct Pro Master Agent for Windows fails to restrict access permissions

No.7　Multiple vulnerabilities in Cybozu Garoon　JVNDB-2019-000023

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Cybozu Garoon

No.8　"an" App for iOS vulnerable to directory traversal　JVNDB-2019-000018

• "an" App for iOS vulnerable to directory traversal

No.9　KinagaCMS vulnerable to cross-site scripting　JVNDB-2019-000019

• KinagaCMS vulnerable to cross-site scripting

No.10　iChain Insurance Wallet App for iOS vulnerable to directory traversal　JVNDB-2019-000015

• iChain Insurance Wallet App for iOS vulnerable to directory traversal

No.11　Cybozu Garoon vulnerable to directory traversal　JVNDB-2018-000099

• Cybozu Garoon vulnerable to directory traversal

No.12　Cybozu Garoon access restriction bypass vulnerability　JVNDB-2018-000130

• Cybozu Garoon access restriction bypass vulnerability

No.13　Dradis Community Edition and Dradis Professional Edition vulnerable to cross-site scripting　JVNDB-2019-000017

• Dradis Community Edition and Dradis Professional Edition vulnerable to cross-site scripting

No.14　Multiple vulnerabilities in NablarchJVNDB-2019-000012

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Nablarch

No.15　Windows 7 may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries　JVNDB-2019-000013

• Windows 7 may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

No.16　WordPress plugin "Smart Forms" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery　JVNDB-2019-000016

• WordPress plugin "Smart Forms" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery

No.17　WordPress plugin "FormCraft" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery　JVNDB-2019-000011

• WordPress plugin "FormCraft" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery

No.18　azure-umqtt-c vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS)　JVNDB-2019-000010

• azure-umqtt-c vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS)

No.19　DoS Vulnerability in JP1/Base　JVNDB-2019-001285

• DoS Vulnerability in JP1/Base

No.20　Installer of Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries　JVNDB-2019-000009

• Installer of Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Application may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

Table 3-2 lists the top 5 most accessed vulnerability information among those reported by domestic product developers.

Table 3-2. Top 5 Most Accessed Vulnerabilities Reported by Domestic Product Developers [Apr. - Jun. 2019]

No.1　Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cosminexus　JVNDB-2019-002892

• Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cosminexus

No.2　DoS Vulnerability in JP1/Base　JVNDB-2019-001285

• DoS Vulnerability in JP1/Base

No.3　Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Hitachi Command Suite and Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor　JVNDB-2019-001094

• Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Hitachi Command Suite and Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor

No.4　Problem with directory permissions in JP1/Operations Analytics　JVNDB-2018-010027

• Problem with directory permissions in JP1/Operations Analytics

No.5　Clickjacking Vulnerability in Hitachi Automation Director　JVNDB-2018-010851

• Clickjacking Vulnerability in Hitachi Automation Director

Footnotes

1. (*1)
   Japan Vulnerability Notes: A portal for vulnerability countermeasure information including information on vendor response to the reported vulnerabilities and security support. Operated in the collaboration of IPA and JPCERT/CC.

1. (*2)
   National Vulnerability Database: A vulnerability database operated by NIST.

1. (*3)
   National Institute of Standards and Technology: A U.S federal agency that develops and promotes measurement, standards and technology.

1. (*4)
   How to Secure Your Websites (latest version in Japanese only )

1. (*5)
   Secure Programing Guide (in Japanese only)

1. (*6)
   AppGoat (in Japanese only)

1. (*7)
   IPA Data Feeds (in Japanese only)

1. (*8)
   IPA Technical Watch - Daily Practice Guide: Tips on Vulnerability Management The guide gives tips on how to efficiently and efficiently collect and leverage vulnerability information. (in Japanese only)

1. (*9)
   'Qualcomm Firmware' contains various firmware of Qualcomm processors such as SD and MSM series.

Past Quarterly Reports

• Quarterly Reports of the JVN iPedia Registration Status