VDB-100394 · CVE-2016-9979 · BID 97993

IBM Curam Social Program Management 5.2/6.0/7.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Curam Social Program Management 5.2/6.0/7.0. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-9979. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Curam Social Program Management 5.2/6.0/7.0 (Business Process Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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:

IBM Curam Social Program Management 5.2, 6.0, and 7.0 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: 120255.

The bug was discovered 04/15/2017. The weakness was shared 04/20/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-9979 since 12/16/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. 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 was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97993†). The entries VDB-100395, VDB-100392 and VDB-100393 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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12/16/2016 🔍
04/15/2017 +120 days 🔍
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04/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/25/2017 +4 days 🔍
12/21/2020 +1336 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100394
SecurityFocus: 97993 - IBM Cúram Social Program Management CVE-2016-9979 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9979 - IBM - Curam SPM - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2017 10:08
Updated: 12/21/2020 10:17
Changes: 04/21/2017 10:08 (60), 09/19/2020 09:11 (5), 12/21/2020 10:17 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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