VDB-92167 · CVE-2016-3006 · BID 93167

IBM Connections up to 4.5 CR4/5.0 CR3/5.5 Web UI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Connections up to 4.5 CR4/5.0 CR3/5.5. It has been classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web UI. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-3006. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Connections up to 4.5 CR4/5.0 CR3/5.5 (Groupware Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI in IBM Connections 4.x through 4.5 CR5, 5.0 before CR4, and 5.5 before CR1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an embedded string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3001 and CVE-2016-3003.

The weakness was disclosed 09/26/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3006 since 03/09/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch 4.5 CR5/5.0 CR4/5.5 CR1 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93167†). The entries VDB-92163, VDB-92164, VDB-92165 and VDB-92166 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Patch: 4.5 CR5/5.0 CR4/5.5 CR1

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03/09/2016 🔍
09/19/2016 +194 days 🔍
09/26/2016 +7 days 🔍
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09/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/26/2019 +941 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
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CVE: CVE-2016-3006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92167
SecurityFocus: 93167 - IBM Connections CVE-2016-3006 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2016 10:44
Updated: 04/26/2019 14:13
Changes: 09/27/2016 10:44 (52), 04/26/2019 14:13 (13)
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