IBM WebSphere Portal Unspecified Open Redirect (PI38632)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83873

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host has web portal software installed that is affected by an open redirect vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM WebSphere Portal installed on the Windows remote host is affected by an unspecified open redirect vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker, using a specially crafted URL, can exploit this flaw to redirect a victim to an arbitrary website.

Solution

Upgrade to IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5.0 CF06 / 8.0.0.1 CF16 with interim fix PI38632.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83873

File Name: websphere_portal_cve-2015-1921.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/28/2015

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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: 5/15/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/15/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1921

BID: 74705

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