IBM WebSphere Commerce Enterprise 7.x/8.x/9.x Web UI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM WebSphere Commerce Enterprise 7.x/8.x/9.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web UI. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1541. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Commerce Enterprise 7.x/8.x/9.x (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 Commerce Enterprise V7, V8, and V9 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: 142596.

The bug was discovered 10/19/2018. The weakness was disclosed 10/24/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-1541 since 12/12/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/30/2023). 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 5 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105744†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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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 🔍
10/19/2018 +310 days 🔍
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10/24/2018 +4 days 🔍
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10/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/30/2023 +1678 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1541 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1541
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125927
X-Force: 142596
SecurityFocus: 105744 - IBM WebSphere Commerce CVE-2018-1541 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2018 07:00
Updated: 05/30/2023 19:47
Changes: 10/25/2018 07:00 (60), 04/06/2020 14:22 (3), 05/30/2023 19:39 (3), 05/30/2023 19:47 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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