VDB-91029 · CVE-2016-2998 · BID 92578

IBM Connections up to 4.0 CR4/4.5 CR5/5.0 CR3/5.5 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Connections up to 4.0 CR4/4.5 CR5/5.0 CR3/5.5. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-2998. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Connections up to 4.0 CR4/4.5 CR5/5.0 CR3/5.5 (Groupware Software). This affects an unknown functionality. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Connections 4.0 through CR4, 4.5 through CR5, 5.0 before CR4, and 5.5 before CR1 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that update data.

The weakness was shared 09/01/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-2998 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying the patch 5.0 CR4/5.5 CR1 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92578†). The entries VDB-91027, VDB-91028, VDB-91030 and VDB-91032 are related to this item. 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 request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 5.0 CR4/5.5 CR1

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03/09/2016 🔍
08/18/2016 +162 days 🔍
09/01/2016 +14 days 🔍
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09/02/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/06/2019 +946 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2998 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2998
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91029
SecurityFocus: 92578 - IBM Connections CVE-2016-2998 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/02/2016 11:08
Updated: 04/06/2019 19:02
Changes: 09/02/2016 11:08 (51), 04/06/2019 19:02 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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