IBM Lotus Domino 5.0.12/6.5.2 URI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Lotus Domino 5.0.12/6.5.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component URI Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-0480. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Lotus Domino 5.0.12/6.5.2 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component URI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Argument injection vulnerability in IBM Lotus Notes 6.0.3 and 6.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a notes: URI that uses a UNC network share pathname to provide an alternate notes.ini configuration file to notes.exe.

The bug was discovered 06/23/2004. The weakness was disclosed 06/23/2004 by Jouko Pynnonen with iDEFENSE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at idefense.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-0480 since 05/18/2004. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90140 (IBM Lotus Notes URI Handler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ibm.com. A possible mitigation has been published 4 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 30740.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16496), SecurityFocus (BID 10600†), OSVDB (7267†), Secunia (SA11925†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6316†). Additional details are provided at www-1.ibm.com. The entries VDB-566 and VDB-726 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Jouko Pynnonen
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0480 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0480
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-727
X-Force: 16496 - IBM Lotus Notes Notes URL handler allows execution of code, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10600 - IBM Lotus Notes URI Handler Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 11925 - Lotus Domino/Notes Cross-Site Scripting and Arbitrary Code Execution, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 7267 - IBM Lotus Notes URI Handler Argument Injection
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
Vulnerability Center: 6316 - IBM Lotus Notes 6.0 - 6.0.3, 6.5, 6.5.1 Allows Code Execution via notes.exe, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2004 12:53
Updated: 07/12/2025 20:25
Changes: 06/28/2004 12:53 (88), 06/28/2019 18:32 (2), 07/12/2025 20:25 (19)
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