IBM Connections up to 3.0.1.1/4.0/4.5/5.0 CR3 cross site scripting
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in IBM Connections up to 3.0.1.1/4.0/4.5/5.0 CR3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-7459. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Connections up to 3.0.1.1/4.0/4.5/5.0 CR3 (Groupware Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part. 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. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 and earlier, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0 before CR4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. IBM X-Force ID: 108355.
The bug was discovered 04/14/2016. The weakness was released 03/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-7459 since 09/29/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 705 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
Applying the patch 5.0 CR4 is able to eliminate this problem.
Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-114795, VDB-114797 and VDB-114798. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
Product
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Vendor
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Patch: 5.0 CR4
Timeline
09/29/2015 🔍04/14/2016 🔍
03/20/2018 🔍
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03/21/2018 🔍
02/05/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-7459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114796
X-Force: 108355
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Entry
Created: 03/21/2018 07:34Updated: 02/05/2021 14:50
Changes: 03/21/2018 07:34 (61), 01/15/2020 08:24 (1), 02/05/2021 14:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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