IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.0/8.0.0.1 Reflected cross site scripting

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.0/8.0.0.1 (Application Server Software). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.x before 8.0.0.1 CF8 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging incorrect IBM Connections integration.

The weakness was disclosed 11/08/2013 by Stefan Metzmacher and Björn Baumbacher with SerNet as PM95802: SECURITY APAR CVE-2013-5378 XSS VULNERABILITY as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-5378 since 08/22/2013. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73206 (IBM WebSphere Portal Unspecified Reflected XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS.

Applying the patch 8.0.0.1-WP-WCM-Combined-CFPM94847-zOS-CF08 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-933.ibm.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86929) and Tenable (73206). Further details are available at www-01.ibm.com. The entry 11171 is pretty similar.

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Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Nessus ID: 73206
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Portal Unspecified Reflected XSS
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Patch: 8.0.0.1-WP-WCM-Combined-CFPM94847-zOS-CF08

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: PM95802: SECURITY APAR CVE-2013-5378 XSS VULNERABILITY
Researcher: Stefan Metzmacher, Björn Baumbacher
Organization: SerNet
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5378 (🔍)
X-Force: 86929 - IBM WebSphere Portal Connections integration cross-site scripting
Vulnerability Center: 43899 - IBM WebSphere Portal XSS Vulnerability via Leveraging Incorrect IBM Connections Integration, Medium
SecurityFocus: 63641 - IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2013-5378 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 55616 - IBM WebSphere Portal Two Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 99701

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 11/18/2013 08:49
Updated: 06/02/2021 09:11
Changes: 11/18/2013 08:49 (81), 05/24/2017 11:03 (2), 06/02/2021 09:11 (3)
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