Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Database JVN iPedia Registration Status [2019 3rd Quarter (Jul. - Sep.)]

1. 2019 3rd 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 2019/3Q

~ JVN iPedia now stores 112,084 vulnerabilities ~

The summary of the vulnerability information registered to the Japanese version of JVN iPedia during the 4th quarter of 2019 (October 1 to December 31, 2019) is shown in the table below. As of the end of December 2019, the total number of vulnerabilities stored in JVN iPedia is 112,084 (Table 1-1, Figure 1-1).

As for the JVN iPedia English version, the total number of vulnerabilities stored is 2,093 as shown in the lower half of the Table 1-1.

Table 1-1. Vulnerabilities Registered to JVN iPedia during 3rd Quarter of 2019

2-1. Types of Vulnerabilities Reported

Figure 2-1 shows the number of vulnerabilities newly added to JVN iPedia during the 3rd quarter of 2019, sorted by the CWE vulnerability types.

The type of the vulnerabilities reported most in the 3rd quarter is CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting) with 847 cases, followed by CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) with 503, CWE-119 (Improper Re-striction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (Buffer Errors)) with 409, CWE-200 (Information Exposure) with 354, and CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) with 299.

CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting), the most reported vulnerability type in this quarter, could allow attackers to display false webpages and/or steal information.

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, 26.3 percent are “Level III”(7.0 - 10.0), 62.8 percent are “Level ll” (4.0 – 6.9) and 10.9 percent are “Level I” (0.0 – 3.9). This means 89.1 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, 16.2 percent are “Critical” (9.0 – 10.0), 42.0 percent are “High” (7.0 – 8.9), 40.5 percent are “Medium” (4.0 – 6.9) and 1.3 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 76.4 percent (11,444 out of 14,976) 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 September 2019, the total of 2,177 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 3rd quarter (July to September) of 2019.

In this quarter, server management software ‘cPanel’ is the 1st rank. This doesn't mean that a lot of vulnerabilities of cPanel were found in the 3rd quarter because 286 out of 315 vulnerabilities were already made public in or before 2018. It is thought that those were registered together in NVD which is the information source of JVN iPedia for some reason (e.g., CVE IDs were requested in the 3rd Quarter). From 2nd to 12th, OS products are ranked and most of which are Microsoft Windows products.

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 [Jul. – Sep. 2019]

3. Most Accessed Vulnerability Countermeasure Information

Table 3-1 lists the top 20 most accessed vulnerability countermeasure information in JVN iPedia during the 3rd quarter of 2019 (July to September).

All the vulnerability countermeasure information ranked top 20 in this quarter are vulnerability countermeasure information released on the Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Portal Site JVN.

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 [Jul. – Sep. 2019]

No.1　Multiple vulnerabilities in Hikari Denwa router/Home GateWay　JVNDB-2019-000043

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Hikari Denwa router/Home GateWay

No.2　Multiple vulnerabilities in Access analysis CGI An-Analyzer　JVNDB-2019-000045

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Access analysis CGI An-Analyzer

No.3　The management console of iDoors Reader vulnerable to authentication bypass　JVNDB-2019-000044

• The management console of iDoors Reader vulnerable to authentication bypass

No.4　Multiple vulnerabilities in Panasonic BN-SDWBP3　JVNDB-2018-000122

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Panasonic BN-SDWBP3

No5.　Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS)　JVNDB-2019-000046

• Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS)

No.6　WordPress Plugin "Category Specific RSS feed Subscription" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery　JVNDB-2019-000049

• WordPress Plugin "Category Specific RSS feed Subscription" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery

No.7　WordPress Plugin "WordPress Ultra Simple Paypal Shopping Cart" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery　JVNDB-2019-000048

• WordPress Plugin "WordPress Ultra Simple Paypal Shopping Cart" vulnerable to cross-site request forgery

No.8　Central Dogma vulnerable to cross-site scripting　JVNDB-2019-000050

• Central Dogma vulnerable to cross-site scripting

No.9　Multiple vulnerabilities in FileZen　JVNDB-2018-000104

• Multiple vulnerabilities in FileZen

No.10　WonderCMS vulnerable to directory traversal　JVNDB-2019-007404

• WonderCMS vulnerable to directory traversal

No.11　Metabase vulnerable to cross-site scripting　JVNDB-2018-000105

• Metabase vulnerable to cross-site scripting

No.12　WordPress plugin "spam-byebye" vulnerable to cross-site scripting　JVNDB-2019-000001

• WordPress plugin "spam-byebye" vulnerable to cross-site scripting

No.13　Installer of ChatWork Desktop App for Windows may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries　JVNDB-2018-000073

• Installer of ChatWork Desktop App for Windows may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries

No.14　Explzh vulnerable to directory traversal　JVNDB-2018-000079

• Explzh vulnerable to directory traversal

No.15　OpenAM (Open Source Edition) vulnerable to open redirect　JVNDB-2019-000007

• OpenAM (Open Source Edition) vulnerable to open redirect

No.16　Multiple vulnerabilities in ORCA(Online Receipt Computer Advantage)　JVNDB-2018-000081

• Multiple vulnerabilities in ORCA(Online Receipt Computer Advantage)　

No.17　Cybozu Garoon vulnerable to directory traversal　JVNDB-2018-000099

• Cybozu Garoon vulnerable to directory traversal

No.18　Movable Type plugin MTAppjQuery vulnerable to PHP code execution　JVNDB-2018-000080

• Movable Type plugin MTAppjQuery vulnerable to PHP code execution

No.19　Multiple vulnerabilities in Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation Home gateway　JVNDB-2018-000132

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation Home gateway

No.20　WordPress plugin "FV Flowplayer Video Player" vulnerable to cross-site scripting　JVNDB-2018-000078

• WordPress plugin "FV Flowplayer Video Player" vulnerable to cross-site scripting

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 [Jul. - Sep. 2019]

No.1　Problem with directory permissions in JP1/Operations Analytics　JVNDB-2018-010027

• Problem with directory permissions in JP1/Operations Analytics

No.2　Vulnerability in Cosminexus HTTP Server and Hitachi Web Server　JVNDB-2019-004441

• Vulnerability in Cosminexus HTTP Server and Hitachi Web Server

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

• Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cosminexus

No.4　Multiple Vulnerabilities in JP1/VERITAS　JVNDB-2018-009328

• Multiple Vulnerabilities in JP1/VERITAS

No.5　DoS Vulnerability in Hitachi IT Operations Director, JP1/IT Desktop Management - Manager and JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager　JVNDB-2019-003539

• DoS Vulnerability in Hitachi IT Operations Director, JP1/IT Desktop Management - Manager and JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager

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 Programming 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)

Past Quarterly Reports

• Quarterly Reports of the JVN iPedia Registration Status