IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.0.0.1 CF19/8.5.0.0 CF08 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.0.0.1 CF19/8.5.0.0 CF08. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-7491. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.0.0.1 CF19/8.5.0.0 CF08 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0.x before 8.0.0.1 CF20 and 8.5.x before 8.5.0.0 CF09 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

The weakness was released 02/29/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-7491 since 09/29/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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 83722†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57311†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-81113, VDB-81114, VDB-81115 and VDB-81122. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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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 XSS Vulnerability
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Patch: 8.0.0.1 CF20/8.5.0.0 CF09

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09/29/2015 🔍
02/29/2016 +153 days 🔍
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02/01/2019 +1053 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2015-7491 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81116
SecurityFocus: 83722 - IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2015-7491 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 57311 - IBM WebSphere Portal Remote XSS via a Crafted URL - CVE-2015-7491, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/01/2016 09:21
Updated: 02/01/2019 09:40
Changes: 03/01/2016 09:21 (76), 02/01/2019 09:40 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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