IBM Lotus Notes up to 7.0.1 HTML Attachment HTML injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Notes up to 7.0.1. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component HTML Attachment Handler. Performing a manipulation results in HTML injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-0662. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Lotus Notes up to 7.0.1 (Groupware Software). This affects an unknown function of the component HTML Attachment Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a html injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Lotus Domino iNotes Client 6.5.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via email with attached html files, which are directly rendered in the browser.

The bug was discovered 08/22/2005. The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2006 by Jakob Balle with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-0662 since 02/13/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 172 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-1.ibm.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24612), SecurityFocus (BID 16577†), OSVDB (23077†), Secunia (SA16340†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015610†). The entries VDB-2045, VDB-2038, VDB-2042 and VDB-2044 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: HTML injection
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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02/10/2006 +172 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jakob Balle
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-0662 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2037
X-Force: 24612 - IBM Lotus Domino Web Access \, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 16577
Secunia: 16340 - IBM Lotus Domino Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 23077 - IBM Lotus Domino iNotes Attached File XSS
SecurityTracker: 1015610
Vupen: ADV-2006-0499

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2006 10:13
Updated: 04/21/2018 09:09
Changes: 02/16/2006 10:13 (77), 04/21/2018 09:09 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:88E:103

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