Vulnerability Countermeasure Information Database JVN iPedia Registration Status [2020 1st Quarter (Jan. - Mar.)]

1. 2020 1st 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 2020/1Q

~ JVN iPedia now stores 116,604 vulnerabilities ~

The summary of the vulnerability information registered to the Japanese version of JVN iPedia during the 1st quarter of 2020 (January 1 to March 31, 2020) is shown in the table below. As of the end of March 2020, the total number of vulnerabilities stored in JVN iPedia is 116,604 (Table 1-1, Figure 1-1).

As for the JVN iPedia English version, the total number of vulnerabilities stored is 2,132 as shown in the lower half of the Table 1-1.

Table 1-1. Vulnerabilities Registered to JVN iPedia during 1st Quarter of 2020

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 1st quarter of 2020, sorted by the CWE vulnerability types.  
The type of the vulnerabilities reported most in the 1st quarter is CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting) with 636 cases, followed by CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) with 310, CWE-200 (Information Exposure) with 305, CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) with 290, CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) with 195.

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 2020, 25.2 percent are “Level III” (7.0 - 10.0), 61.0 percent are “Level ll” (4.0 – 6.9) and 13.8 percent are “Level I” (0.0 – 3.9). This means 86.2 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 2020, 16.2 percent are “Critical” (9.0 – 10.0), 40.5 percent are “High” (7.0 – 8.9), 41.8 percent are “Medium” (4.0 – 6.9) and 1.5 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 74.4 percent (3,362 out of 4,519) of the 2020 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 March 2020, the total of 2,462 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 1st quarter (January to March) of 2020.  
In this quarter, Microsoft Windows 10 is the 1st rank. From 2nd to 20th, other Windows OS products are also ranked. In addition, many other vulnerability information for OS products are ranked, such as Apple Mac OS X etc.

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 [Jan. – Mar. 2020]

3. Most Accessed Vulnerability Countermeasure Information

Table 3-1 lists the top 20 most accessed vulnerability countermeasure information in JVN iPedia during the 1st quarter of 2020 (January to March).

Junos OS, which ranked in the first and second, is an OS product used in enterprise routers, etc. The vulnerability types affecting this product are cross-site scripting and directory traversal, which, if exploited, could cause particular scripts to be executed on the web screen operated by the router administrator, or files on the server to be viewed or deleted. Users are required to check the affected version and, if necessary, update to the latest version or perform a workaround to prevent damage from attacks.

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 [Jan. – Mar. 2020]

No.1　Junos OS vulnerable to cross-site scripting　JVNDB-2020-000003

• Junos OS vulnerable to cross-site scripting

No.2　Junos OS vulnerable to directory traversal　JVNDB-2020-000002

• Junos OS vulnerable to directory traversal

No.3　F-RevoCRM vulnerable to cross-site scripting　JVNDB-2020-000001

• F-RevoCRM vulnerable to cross-site scripting

No.4　Trend Micro Password Manager vulnerable to information disclosure　JVNDB-2020-000005

• Trend Micro Password Manager vulnerable to information disclosure

No.5　Athenz vulnerable to open redirect　JVNDB-2019-000074

• Athenz vulnerable to open redirect

No.6　Multiple Vulnerabilities in Hitachi Automation Director　JVNDB-2019-013271

• Multiple Vulnerabilities in Hitachi Automation Director

No.7　Android App "NTV News24" fails to verify SSL server certificates　JVNDB-2019-000077

• Android App "NTV News24" fails to verify SSL server certificates

No.8　Multiple Fuji Xerox mobile applications fails to verify SSL server certificates　JVNDB-2020-000006

• Multiple Fuji Xerox mobile applications fails to verify SSL server certificates

No.9　Multiple vulnerabilities in a-blog cms　JVNDB-2019-000078

• Multiple vulnerabilities in a-blog cms

No.10　DoS Vulnerability in Hitachi Compute Systems Manager　JVNDB-2019-013273

• DoS Vulnerability in Hitachi Compute Systems Manager

No.11　Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in multiple Ricoh printers and Multifunction Printers (MFPs)　JVNDB-2019-000058

• Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in multiple Ricoh printers and Multifunction Printers (MFPs)

No.12　Multiple Vulnerabilities in Hitachi Command Suite and Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor　JVNDB-2019-013272

• Multiple Vulnerabilities in Hitachi Command Suite and Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor

No.13　Multiple vulnerabilities in Cybozu Office　JVNDB-2019-000076

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Cybozu Office

No.14　Trend Micro OfficeScan vulnerable to directory traversal　JVNDB-2019-011088

• Trend Micro OfficeScan vulnerable to directory traversal

No.15　Privilege escalation vulnerability in multiple RICOH printer drivers　JVNDB-2019-014437

• Privilege escalation vulnerability in multiple RICOH printer drivers

No.16　Multiple OS command injection vulnerabilities in Aterm WF1200C, Aterm WG1200CR, and Aterm WG2600HS　JVNDB-2020-000016

• Multiple OS command injection vulnerabilities in Aterm WF1200C, Aterm WG1200CR, and Aterm WG2600HS

No.17　Multiple vulnerabilities in "Custom Body Class"　JVNDB-2019-000075

• Multiple vulnerabilities in "Custom Body Class"

No.18　CREATE SD official App for Android fails to restrict access permissions　JVNDB-2019-000024

• CREATE SD official App for Android fails to restrict access permissions

No.19　FON routers may behave as an open resolver　JVNDB-2019-009884

• FON routers may behave as an open resolver

No.20　Multiple Trend Micro products vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS)　JVNDB-2020-000013

• Multiple Trend Micro products vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS)

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

Table 3-2. Top 5 Most Accessed Vulnerabilities Reported by Domestic Software Developers [Jan. - Mar. 2020]

No.1　Multiple Vulnerabilities in Hitachi Automation Director　JVNDB-2019-013271

• Multiple Vulnerabilities in Hitachi Automation Director

No.2　DoS Vulnerability in Hitachi Compute Systems Manager　JVNDB-2019-013273

• DoS Vulnerability in Hitachi Compute Systems Manager

No.3　Multiple Vulnerabilities in Hitachi Command Suite and Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor　JVNDB-2019-013272

• Multiple Vulnerabilities in Hitachi Command Suite and Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor

No.4　Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in Hitachi Command Suite　JVNDB-2019-011486

• Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in Hitachi Command Suite

No.5　Problem with directory permissions in JP1/Operations Analytics　JVNDB-2018-010027

• Problem with directory permissions in JP1/Operations Analytics

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