IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0/8.5/9.0 Web UI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0/8.5/9.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Web UI. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-1401. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0/8.5/9.0 (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some 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. CVE summarizes:

IBM WebSphere Portal 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: 138437.

The bug was discovered 02/06/2018. The weakness was presented 02/09/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-1401 since 12/13/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/03/2021). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108488 (IBM WebSphere Portal 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 370762 (IBM Websphere Portal Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (swg22013097)).

A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (108488) and SecurityFocus (BID 102973†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 108488
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Portal XSS Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: IBM
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CVE: CVE-2018-1401 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1401
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113108
X-Force: 138437
SecurityFocus: 102973 - IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2018-1401 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040331

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2018 11:00
Updated: 02/03/2021 08:24
Changes: 02/10/2018 11:00 (67), 01/03/2020 17:15 (5), 02/03/2021 08:22 (3), 02/03/2021 08:24 (1)
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