IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0/8.0/8.5/9.0 Web UI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0/8.0/8.5/9.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web UI. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-1716. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0/8.0/8.5/9.0 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code 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. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 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: 147164.

The bug was discovered 09/25/2018. The weakness was released 09/27/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1716 since 12/12/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119563 (FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Insufficient bounds checking in bhyve(8) device model (32498c8f-fc84-11e8-be12-a4badb2f4699)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371225 (IBM WebSphere Portal Multiple Vulnerabilities (ibm10715923,ibm10716981,ibm10729323,ibm10729683,ibm10731155,swg22015586)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (119563) and SecurityFocus (BID 105446†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-124542, VDB-124537, VDB-124653 and VDB-125267. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 119563
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Insufficient bounds checking in bhyve(8) device model (32498c8f-fc84-11e8-be12-a4badb2f4699)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/12/2017 🔍
09/25/2018 +286 days 🔍
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09/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-1716 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1716
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124541
X-Force: 147164
SecurityFocus: 105446 - IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2018-1660 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041754

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Created: 09/28/2018 08:37
Updated: 05/19/2023 11:01
Changes: 09/28/2018 08:37 (72), 03/27/2020 16:41 (5), 05/19/2023 10:54 (5), 05/19/2023 11:01 (13)
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