VDB-92191 · CVE-2016-5978 · BID 93140

IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience up to 9.0.2 Web UI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience up to 9.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web UI. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-5978. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience up to 9.0.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality 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 the web portal in IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience before 8.7.1.8847 FP10, 8.8 before 8.8.0.9049 FP9, 9.0.0 and 9.0.1 before 9.0.1.1117 FP5, 9.0.1A before 9.0.1.5108_9.0.1A FP5, 9.0.2 before 9.0.2.1223 FP3, and 9.0.2A before 9.0.2.5224_9.0.2A FP3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an embedded string, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5975.

The weakness was released 09/26/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-5978 since 06/29/2016. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 93140†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-92188, VDB-92189, VDB-92190 and VDB-92192. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

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Tealeaf Customer Experience

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/29/2016 🔍
09/23/2016 +86 days 🔍
09/26/2016 +3 days 🔍
09/26/2016 +0 days 🔍
09/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/26/2019 +941 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92191
SecurityFocus: 93140 - IBM Tealeaf Customer Experience CVE-2016-5978 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2016 10:48
Updated: 04/26/2019 16:41
Changes: 09/27/2016 10:48 (50), 04/26/2019 16:41 (13)
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