IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security up to 2.7 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security up to 2.7. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-0884. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security up to 2.7 (Groupware Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Admin Web UI in IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8.x before 2.8.1-22905 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 03/25/2014 by Alexander Klink with n.runs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-0884 since 01/06/2014. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74121 (IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123083 (IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities (swg21668124)).

Upgrading to version 2.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91170), Tenable (74121), SecurityFocus (BID 66402†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-44740†). See VDB-66791, VDB-66790 and VDB-66789 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Groupware Software

Vendor

Name

Lotus Protector for Mail Security

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 74121
Nessus Name: IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Lotus Protector for Mail Security 2.8

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01/06/2014 🔍
03/24/2014 +77 days 🔍
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03/25/2014 +1 days 🔍
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06/02/2014 +12 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +295 days 🔍
05/09/2026 +4063 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Alexander Klink
Organization: n.runs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0884 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0884
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66788
X-Force: 91170
SecurityFocus: 66402 - IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security CVE-2014-0886 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 44740 - IBM Lotus Protector for Mail Security <=2.8.1 Remote XSS Vulnerability in Admin Web UI, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/09/2026 01:22
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (64), 05/29/2017 10:30 (8), 02/06/2022 10:58 (3), 05/09/2026 01:22 (17)
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