IBM WebSphere Portal up to 7.0.0.2/8.0.0.1 axonomy Individual Categories access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 7.0.0.2/8.0.0.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component axonomy Individual Categories Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-6316. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 7.0.0.2/8.0.0.1 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component axonomy Individual Categories Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.x before 7.0.0.2 CF26 and 8.0.0.x before 8.0.0.1 CF09 does not properly handle content-selection changes during Taxonomy component rendering, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive property information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an error in a Web Content Manager (WCM) context processor.

The weakness was presented 12/20/2013 as Security Bulletin: Fixes available for Security Vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Portal as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-6316 since 10/31/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87241 (IBM WebSphere Portal WCM Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

Applying the patch PM96345 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ibm.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (88597), SecurityFocus (BID 64492†) and OSVDB (101270†). See VDB-11572, VDB-11574 and VDB-11575 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: Security Bulletin: Fixes available for Security Vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Portal
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-6316 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-6316
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11573
X-Force: 88597 - IBM WebSphere Portal WCM context processors information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 64492 - IBM WebSphere Portal Web Content Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 101270

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 12/23/2013 19:43
Updated: 03/28/2019 15:15
Changes: 12/23/2013 19:43 (49), 03/28/2019 15:15 (20)
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