IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 5.0.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 5.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-2431. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 5.0.2 (Application Server Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 500 Internal Server Error page on the SOAP port (8880/tcp) in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 and earlier, 5.1.x before 5.1.1.12, and 6.0.2 up to 6.0.2.7, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is contained in a FAULTACTOR element on this page. NOTE: some sources have reported the element as "faultfactor," but this is likely erroneous.

The bug was discovered 11/06/2006. The weakness was presented 04/14/2006 by Nuri Fattah with ProCheckUp Ltd. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-2431 since 05/17/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23649 (IBM WebSphere Application Server SOAP Connector Error Page XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87063 (IBM WebSphere Application Server FAULTACTOR Cross-Site Scripting (PK16602,PK26181)).

A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30055), Exploit-DB (28981), Tenable (23649), SecurityFocus (BID 21018†) and OSVDB (25371†). See VDB-2212, VDB-2213, VDB-2209 and VDB-2214 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 23649
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Application Server SOAP Connector Error Page XSS
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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: Nuri Fattah
Organization: ProCheckUp Ltd.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2431 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2431
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30283
X-Force: 30055
SecurityFocus: 21018 - IBM WebSphere Faultactor Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 20032 - IBM Websphere Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 25371 - IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) SOAP Port Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017170
Vulnerability Center: 12094 - IBM WebSphere Application Server SOAP Port XSS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1736

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2025 01:17
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (83), 06/21/2019 14:46 (2), 05/23/2025 13:02 (20), 06/22/2025 01:17 (2)
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