IBM Jazz Foundation up to 5.x/6.0.6 cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Jazz Foundation up to 5.x/6.0.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-1688. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Jazz Foundation up to 5.x/6.0.6 (Programming Tool Software). This affects an unknown functionality. 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:

IBM Jazz Foundation (IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 through 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: 145509.

The bug was discovered 03/08/2019. The weakness was shared 03/14/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1688 since 12/13/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a 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 08/01/2023). 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 6 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 entries VDB-131768, VDB-131784 and VDB-131786 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Programming Tool Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• Jazz Foundation

Version

• 5.x
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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