IBM Rational RequisitePro 7.1.0 Web Client workingSet.jsp Scope cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Rational RequisitePro 7.1.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file ReqWebHelp/advanced/workingSet.jsp of the component Web Client. This manipulation of the argument Scope causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-3730. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Rational RequisitePro 7.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file ReqWebHelp/advanced/workingSet.jsp of the component Web Client. The manipulation of the argument scope 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:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the ReqWeb Help feature (aka the Web Client Help system) in IBM Rational RequisitePro 7.1.0 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the operation parameter to ReqWebHelp/advanced/workingSet.jsp, or the (2) searchWord, (3) maxHits, (4) scopedSearch, or (5) scope parameter to ReqWebHelp/basic/searchView.jsp.

The bug was discovered 04/01/2009. The weakness was published 10/15/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3730 since 10/20/2009. 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 and also a public exploit are known. 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. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 197 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:ReqWebHelp/advanced/workingSet.jsp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42191 (IBM Rational RequisitePro ReqWebHelp Multiple XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12301 (IBM Rational RequisitePro ReqWebHelp Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53812), Exploit-DB (33292), Tenable (42191), SecurityFocus (BID 36721†) and OSVDB (59088†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 42191
Nessus Name: IBM Rational RequisitePro ReqWebHelp Multiple XSS
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3730 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3730
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50515
X-Force: 53812
SecurityFocus: 36721 - IBM Rational RequisitePro ReqWebHelp Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37052
OSVDB: 59088 - IBM Rational RequisitePro ReqWeb Help Feature ReqWebHelp/advanced/workingSet.jsp operation Parameter XSS
Vulnerability Center: 23861 - IBM Rational RequisitePro 7.1.0 ReqWeb Help Feature Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-2958

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

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/15/2025 20:11
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (68), 08/23/2017 11:49 (5), 08/24/2021 08:46 (3), 11/26/2024 09:59 (22), 02/15/2025 20:11 (3)
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