VDB-81117 · CVE-2015-8524 · BID 83723

IBM Business Process Manager up to 8.5.0.2/8.5.5.0/8.5.6.2 Process Portal cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Business Process Manager up to 8.5.0.2/8.5.5.0/8.5.6.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Process Portal. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-8524. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM Business Process Manager up to 8.5.0.2/8.5.5.0/8.5.6.2 (Business Process Management Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Process Portal. 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 Process Portal in IBM Business Process Manager 8.5.0.x through 8.5.0.2, 8.5.5.x through 8.5.5.0, and 8.5.6.x through 8.5.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

The weakness was disclosed 02/29/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8524 since 12/08/2015. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/08/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 83723†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57262†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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12/08/2015 🔍
02/29/2016 +83 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81117
SecurityFocus: 83723 - IBM Business Process Manager CVE-2015-8524 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035126
Vulnerability Center: 57262 - IBM Business Process Manager Process Portal Remote Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/01/2016 09:21
Updated: 07/08/2022 16:18
Changes: 03/01/2016 09:21 (63), 01/31/2019 13:36 (4), 07/08/2022 16:18 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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