IBM Emptoris Sourcing up to 10.1.x cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM Emptoris Sourcing up to 10.1.x. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8946. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Emptoris Sourcing up to 10.1.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Emptoris Sourcing 9.5.x through 10.1.x 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: 118833.

The bug was discovered 07/10/2017. The weakness was released 07/12/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-8946 since 10/25/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 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 99545†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-92383, VDB-103469, VDB-103472 and VDB-103473. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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10/25/2016 🔍
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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM
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CVE: CVE-2016-8946 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8946
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103471
X-Force: 118833
SecurityFocus: 99545 - IBM Emptoris Sourcing Multiple Cross Site Scripting and Open Redirection Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/12/2017 23:22
Updated: 01/01/2021 09:12
Changes: 07/12/2017 23:22 (59), 10/25/2019 09:31 (4), 01/01/2021 09:06 (2), 01/01/2021 09:12 (1)
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