VDB-93916 · CVE-2016-2955 · BID 92544

IBM Connections up to 5.0 CR3/5.5 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Connections up to 5.0 CR3/5.5 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-2955. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Connections up to 5.0 CR3/5.5 (Groupware Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. 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. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Connections 5.0 before CR4 and 5.5 before CR1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 08/17/2016. The weakness was released 12/01/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2955 since 03/09/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 106 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92544†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
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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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

03/09/2016 🔍
08/17/2016 +161 days 🔍
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12/01/2016 +106 days 🔍
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06/14/2019 +925 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-2955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93916
SecurityFocus: 92544 - IBM Connections CVE-2016-2955 Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 12/01/2016 16:58
Updated: 06/14/2019 09:37
Changes: 12/01/2016 16:58 (51), 06/14/2019 09:37 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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