IBM WebSphere Portal up to 7.0.0.2 CF29/8.0.0.1 CF19/8.5.0.0 CF08 Authoring UI access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 7.0.0.2 CF29/8.0.0.1 CF19/8.5.0.0 CF08. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Authoring UI. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-7455. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 7.0.0.2 CF29/8.0.0.1 CF19/8.5.0.0 CF08 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Authoring UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM WebSphere Portal 7.x through 7.0.0.2 CF29, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.1 CF20, and 8.5.x before 8.5.0.0 CF09 uses weak permissions for content items, which allows remote authenticated users to make modifications via the authoring UI.

The weakness was shared 02/29/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-7455 since 09/29/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89689 (IBM WebSphere Portal Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21976358)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context l.

Applying the patch 8.0.0.1 CF20/8.5.0.0 CF09 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89689), SecurityFocus (BID 83509†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57309†). The entries VDB-81113, VDB-81115, VDB-81116 and VDB-81118 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 89689
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Portal Multiple Vulnerabilities (swg21976358)
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OpenVAS ID: 100565
OpenVAS Name: IBM WebSphere Portal Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Patch: 8.0.0.1 CF20/8.5.0.0 CF09

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09/29/2015 🔍
02/23/2016 +147 days 🔍
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03/01/2016 +1 days 🔍
03/04/2016 +3 days 🔍
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03/15/2016 +11 days 🔍
02/01/2019 +1053 days 🔍

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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2015-7455 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7455
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81114
SecurityFocus: 83509 - IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2015-7455 Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 57309 - IBM WebSphere Portal Remote Restrictions Bypass due to Insecure Permissions for Content Items, Medium

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Created: 03/01/2016 09:21
Updated: 02/01/2019 09:39
Changes: 03/01/2016 09:21 (78), 02/01/2019 09:39 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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