IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.5 CF10 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.5 CF10. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-2901. 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 was found in IBM WebSphere Portal up to 8.5 CF10 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/14/2016 as swg21983974 / 1983974 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2901 since 03/09/2016. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91916 (IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5.0 CF08 - CF10 < 8.5.0 CF11 PA_Theme_Creator Application XSRF), 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 CF11 PI62594 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ibm.com. It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting Disable PA_Theme_Creator. 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 (91916), SecurityFocus (BID 91258†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036143†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Nessus ID: 91916
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5.0 CF08 - CF10 < 8.5.0 CF11 PA_Theme_Creator Application XSRF
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Patch: CF11 PI62594
Config: Disable PA_Theme_Creator

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03/09/2016 🔍
06/14/2016 +97 days 🔍
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06/21/2016 +7 days 🔍
06/24/2016 +3 days 🔍
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07/04/2016 +9 days 🔍
08/24/2022 +2242 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: swg21983974 / 1983974
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2901 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2901
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88107
SecurityFocus: 91258
SecurityTracker: 1036143

Entryinfo

Created: 06/24/2016 11:00
Updated: 08/24/2022 14:44
Changes: 06/24/2016 11:00 (65), 02/09/2019 10:58 (10), 08/24/2022 14:44 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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