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Summary
A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM HTTP Server up to 8.5.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component mod_info/mod_ldap/mod_status/mod_imagemap/mod_proxy_ftp/mod_proxy_balancer. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-3499. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in IBM HTTP Server up to 8.5.0.2 (Web Server). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component mod_info/mod_ldap/mod_status/mod_imagemap/mod_proxy_ftp/mod_proxy_balancer. The manipulation 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x before 2.2.24-dev and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving hostnames and URIs in the (1) mod_imagemap, (2) mod_info, (3) mod_ldap, (4) mod_proxy_ftp, and (5) mod_status modules.
The weakness was published 02/19/2013 with Oracle as swg1PM80058 as confirmed advisory (IBM Knowledge Base). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-3499 since 06/14/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69752 (Amazon Linux AMI : httpd24 (ALAS-2013-194)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 105728 (EOL/Obsolete Software: Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x).
Upgrading to version 2.2.24-dev eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 5724J0801 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-01.ibm.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (69752), SecurityFocus (BID 64758†), OSVDB (90556†), Secunia (SA52207†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1028203†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4353, VDB-4352, VDB-4548 and VDB-4582. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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- Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 69752
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : httpd24 (ALAS-2013-194)
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OpenVAS ID: 892637
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2637-1 (apache2 - several issues
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Upgrade: HTTP Server 2.2.24-dev
Patch: 5724J0801
Timeline
06/14/2012 🔍02/19/2013 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: swg1PM80058
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3499 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3499
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7810
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SecurityFocus: 64758 - RETIRED: Oracle January 2014 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 52207 - IBM HTTP Server Multiple Modules Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 90556
SecurityTracker: 1028203 - IBM HTTP Server (IHS) Input Validation Flaws in Optional Modules Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
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Entry
Created: 02/26/2013 13:49Updated: 05/05/2021 14:33
Changes: 02/26/2013 13:49 (76), 09/03/2017 14:53 (12), 05/05/2021 14:33 (3)
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