IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.5.0.0 xml injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.5.0.0. The affected element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in xml injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-6193. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.5.0.0 (Application Server Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-91. The product does not properly neutralize special elements that are used in XML, allowing attackers to modify the syntax, content, or commands of the XML before it is processed by an end system. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.0 through 8.0.0.1 CF14 and 8.5.0 before CF04, when the Managed Pages setting is enabled, allows remote authenticated users to write to pages via an XML injection attack.

The weakness was shared 12/18/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-6193 since 09/02/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/09/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82850 (IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.0.x < 8.0.0.1 CF15 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98567), Tenable (82850) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-48660†). The entries VDB-73300 and VDB-73297 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Xml injection
CWE: CWE-91 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 82850
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.0.x < 8.0.0.1 CF15 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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09/02/2014 🔍
12/16/2014 +105 days 🔍
12/18/2014 +2 days 🔍
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02/17/2015 +61 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +38 days 🔍
04/09/2022 +2570 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2014-6193 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-6193
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73299
X-Force: 98567
SecurityFocus: 69161
Vulnerability Center: 48660 - IBM WebSphere Portal Remote File System Write via an XML Injection, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 04/09/2022 12:01
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (56), 06/20/2017 08:35 (3), 04/09/2022 12:01 (4)
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