IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0/8.0/8.5/9.0 Web UI cross site scripting
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0/8.0/8.5/9.0 (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:
IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 138822.
The bug was discovered 02/22/2018. The weakness was shared 02/27/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1416 since 12/13/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/16/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 107260 (IBM WebSphere Portal Reflected XSS Vulnerability), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370792 (IBM Websphere Portal Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (swg22013706)).
A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (107260).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
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Nessus ID: 107260
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Portal Reflected XSS Vulnerability
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Timeline
12/13/2017 🔍02/22/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1416 (🔍)
X-Force: 138822
SecurityFocus: 103168 - IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2018-1416 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 02/28/2018 08:21Updated: 02/16/2023 08:16
Changes: 02/28/2018 08:21 (67), 01/09/2020 10:01 (5), 02/16/2023 08:16 (3)
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