IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5/9.0 Web UI cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5/9.0 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality 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 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: 140918.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/11/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1483 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 02/27/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370908 (IBM Websphere Portal Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (swg22015317)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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12/13/2017 🔍
04/06/2018 +114 days 🔍
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04/12/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/27/2023 +1782 days 🔍

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1483 (🔍)
X-Force: 140918
SecurityTracker: 1040644

Entryinfo

Created: 04/12/2018 16:28
Updated: 02/27/2023 15:04
Changes: 04/12/2018 16:28 (60), 01/24/2020 15:31 (1), 02/09/2021 18:26 (3), 02/09/2021 18:33 (1), 02/27/2023 15:04 (12)
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