VDB-114251 · CVE-2016-0253 · XFDB 110562

IBM Financial Transaction Manager prior 2.1.1.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM Financial Transaction Manager. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-0253. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Financial Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code. 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:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for ACH Services for Multi-Platform 2.1.1.2 and 3.0.0.x before fp0013, Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Check Services for Multi-Platform 2.1.1.2 and 3.0.0.x before fp0013, and Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Corporate Payment Services (CPS) for Multi-Platform 2.1.1.2 and 3.0.0.x before fp0013 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 110562.

The bug was discovered 03/31/2016. The weakness was released 03/09/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-0253 since 12/08/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 708 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 2.1.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-114253, VDB-114254, VDB-114255 and VDB-114256. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Financial Software

Vendor

Name

Financial Transaction Manager

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Financial Transaction Manager 2.1.1.2

Timelineinfo

12/08/2015 🔍
03/31/2016 +114 days 🔍
03/09/2018 +708 days 🔍
03/09/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/17/2023 +1805 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-0253 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0253
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114251
X-Force: 110562

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2018 15:25
Updated: 02/17/2023 17:40
Changes: 03/10/2018 15:25 (60), 01/11/2020 17:12 (1), 02/17/2023 17:32 (4), 02/17/2023 17:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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