IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.5.0 CF05 Active Content Filtering cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 6.1.5.3 CF27/6.1.5.3 CF27/7.0.0.2 CF29/8.0.0.1 CF17/8.5.0 CF05 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Active Content Filtering. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-1917. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 6.1.5.3 CF27/6.1.5.3 CF27/7.0.0.2 CF29/8.0.0.1 CF17/8.5.0 CF05 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Active Content Filtering. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Active Content Filtering component in IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF29, 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF17, and 8.5.0 before CF06 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

The weakness was presented 07/14/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1917 since 02/19/2015. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84573 (IBM WebSphere Portal Active Content Filtering XSS (PI38732)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86151 (IBM WebSphere Portal Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84573), SecurityFocus (BID 75479†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51468†). See VDB-76442 and VDB-76446 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 84573
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Portal Active Content Filtering XSS (PI38732)
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02/19/2015 🔍
05/28/2015 +98 days 🔍
06/25/2015 +28 days 🔍
07/14/2015 +19 days 🔍
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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2015-1917 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76443
SecurityFocus: 75479 - IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2015-1917 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032970
Vulnerability Center: 51468 - IBM WebSphere Portal Remote XSS in the Active Client Filtering Component, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2015 12:35
Updated: 05/31/2022 10:52
Changes: 07/15/2015 12:35 (56), 07/14/2017 08:59 (10), 05/31/2022 10:46 (3), 05/31/2022 10:52 (1)
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