VDB-45589 · CVE-2008-5675 · SA33132

IBM WebSphere Portal up to 6.0.0.0 BasicAuthTAI access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 6.0.0.0. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is the function BasicAuthTAI of the component IBM WebSphere Portal. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5675. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 6.0.0.0 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function BasicAuthTAI of the component IBM WebSphere Portal. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0 before 6.0.1.5 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "Access problems with BasicAuthTAI."

The weakness was shared 12/12/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-5675 since 12/18/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 6.0.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (50720†) and Secunia (SA33132†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebSphere Portal 6.0.0.1

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12/12/2008 🔍
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12/18/2008 +5 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2280 days 🔍
11/25/2017 +984 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5675 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5675
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45589
Secunia: 33132 - IBM WebSphere Portal Unspecified Security Bypass Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 50720 - IBM WebSphere Portal BasicAuthTAI Function Unspecified Access Restriction Bypass
Vupen: ADV-2008-3427

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 11/25/2017 10:01
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (52), 11/25/2017 10:01 (7)
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