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IBM WebSphere Portal CKEditor XSS (PI24992, PI26456)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 78746
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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 installed on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the CKEditor component due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw using a specially crafted URL to execute scripts in a user's web browser within the security context of the hosting website. This allows an attacker to steal a user's cookie-based authentication credentials.Solution
IBM has published Interim Fixes PI24992 and PI26456. Refer to IBM's advisory for more information.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 78746
File Name: websphere_portal_cve-2014-5191.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 10/30/2014
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, cpe:/a:ckeditor:ckeditor
Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Portal
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/24/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-5191
BID: 69161