IBM BigFix Server 9.2.x < 9.2.7.53 BES Gather XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 93224

Synopsis

An infrastructure management application running on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the IBM BigFix Server running on the remote host is version 9.2.x prior to 9.2.7.53. It is, therefore, affected by a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that exists in the BES gather function due to improper validation of input before returning it to users. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted URL, to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session.

IBM BigFix was formerly known as Tivoli Endpoint Manager, IBM Endpoint Manager, and IBM BigFix Endpoint Manager.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to IBM BigFix Server version 9.2.7.53 or later.

See Also

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21985734

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 93224

File Name: ibm_tem_9_2_7_53.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/30/2016

Updated: 11/14/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0269

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:tivoli_endpoint_manager, cpe:/a:ibm:bigfix_platform

Required KB Items: www/BigFixHTTPServer

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0269

BID: 91690