VDB-80707 · CVE-2016-0209 · BID 81749

IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.5.0 CF08 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.5.0 CF08. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-0209. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.5.0 CF08 (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5.0 before CF09 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 01/27/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0209 since 12/07/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 124612 (IBM WebSphere Portal Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability (swg21974564)).

Applying the patch CF09 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 81749†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-56452†). 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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OpenVAS ID: 100565
OpenVAS Name: IBM WebSphere Portal XSS Vulnerability
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Patch: CF09

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12/07/2015 🔍
01/20/2016 +44 days 🔍
01/26/2016 +6 days 🔍
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01/28/2016 +1 days 🔍
02/08/2016 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-0209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80707
SecurityFocus: 81749 - IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2016-0209 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034844
Vulnerability Center: 56452 - IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5.0 before CF09 Remote XSS Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2016 10:19
Updated: 11/02/2024 20:46
Changes: 01/28/2016 10:19 (64), 08/22/2018 09:42 (8), 07/06/2022 14:07 (4), 11/02/2024 20:46 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:D03:103

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