IBM Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.5/6.0.6 Web UI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.5/6.0.6. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Web UI. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-1534. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.5/6.0.6. This issue affects an unknown functionality 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 Rational Publishing Engine 6.0.5 and 6.0.6 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: 142432.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2018. The weakness was presented 10/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1534 since 12/12/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/25/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.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.

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

See VDB-125272 for similar entry. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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12/12/2017 🔍
10/10/2018 +301 days 🔍
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03/25/2025 +2356 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1534 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1534
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125273
X-Force: 142432

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2018 15:14
Updated: 03/25/2025 16:58
Changes: 10/12/2018 15:14 (59), 04/02/2020 07:50 (1), 05/25/2023 09:54 (3), 05/25/2023 09:55 (13), 03/25/2025 16:58 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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