IBM Rational Web UI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Rational. This affects an unknown function of the component Web UI. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-1394. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Rational (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple IBM Rational products are 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: 138425.

The bug was discovered 08/16/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/20/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1394 since 12/12/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/02/2023). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.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 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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

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Timelineinfo

12/12/2017 🔍
08/16/2018 +246 days 🔍
08/20/2018 +3 days 🔍
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08/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/02/2023 +1715 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1394 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1394
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123087
X-Force: 138425

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2018 07:30
Updated: 05/02/2023 19:03
Changes: 08/21/2018 07:30 (58), 03/17/2020 09:11 (1), 05/02/2023 18:55 (3), 05/02/2023 19:03 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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