IBM WebSphere Portal 'FilterForm.jsp' XSS (PI15690)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74158

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has web portal software installed that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM WebSphere Portal on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 'FilterForm.jsp' script due to improper user input validation. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute code in the security context of a user's browser to steal authentication cookies.

Solution

IBM has published Interim Fix PI15690. This fix is a part of 7.0.0.2 CF28 (PI10705) and 8.0.0.1 CF12 (PI14791). Refer to IBM's advisory for more information.

See Also

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672572

http://www.nessus.org/u?4e5ca5ae

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74158

File Name: websphere_portal_cve-2014-0951.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 5/23/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_portal

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Portal

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0951

BID: 67412

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990