VDB-81122 · CVE-2016-0243 · BID 83488

IBM WebSphere Portal cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 6.1.0.6 CF27/6.1.5.3 CF27/7.0.0.2 CF29/8.0.0.1 CF19/8.5.0.0 CF08 (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0.x through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5.x through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.x through 7.0.0.2 CF29, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.1 CF20, and 8.5.x before 8.5.0.0 CF09 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0244.

The weakness was disclosed 02/29/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-0243 since 12/08/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89689 (IBM WebSphere Portal Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21976358)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context l.

Applying the patch 8.0.0.1 CF20/8.5.0.0 CF09 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (89689). The entries 81113, 81114, 81115 and 81116 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

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Application Server Software

Vendor

Name

WebSphere Portal

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commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 89689
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Portal Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21976358)
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OpenVAS ID: 100565
OpenVAS Name: IBM WebSphere Portal XSS Vulnerability
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Patch: 8.0.0.1 CF20/8.5.0.0 CF09

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12/08/2015 🔍
02/23/2016 +77 days 🔍
02/29/2016 +6 days 🔍
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03/01/2016 +1 days 🔍
03/04/2016 +3 days 🔍
03/04/2016 +0 days 🔍
03/15/2016 +11 days 🔍
02/01/2019 +1053 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-0243 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 57312 - IBM WebSphere Portal Remote XSS Vulnerability via a Crafted URL - CVE-2016-0243, Medium
SecurityFocus: 83488 - IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2016-0243 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/01/2016 09:22
Updated: 02/01/2019 09:40
Changes: 03/01/2016 09:22 (76), 02/01/2019 09:40 (5)
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