Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-0768 - Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
network
ibm
CWE-79
nessus
NVD
Published: 2010-04-01
Updated: 2017-08-17

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Administration Console in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0 before 6.0.2.41, 6.1 before 6.1.0.31, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.9 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Ibm
140

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Embedding Scripts in Non-Script Elements
    This attack is a form of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) where malicious scripts are embedded in elements that are not expected to host scripts such as image tags (<img>), comments in XML documents (< !-CDATA->), etc. These tags may not be subject to the same input validation, output validation, and other content filtering and checking routines, so this can create an opportunity for an attacker to tunnel through the application's elements and launch a XSS attack through other elements. As with all remote attacks, it is important to differentiate the ability to launch an attack (such as probing an internal network for unpatched servers) and the ability of the remote attacker to collect and interpret the output of said attack.
  • Embedding Scripts within Scripts
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute scripts. The attacker leverages this capability to execute scripts to execute his/her own script by embedding it within other scripts that the target software is likely to execute. The attacker must have the ability to inject script into script that is likely to be executed. If this is done, then the attacker can potentially launch a variety of probes and attacks against the web server's local environment, in many cases the so-called DMZ, back end resources the web server can communicate with, and other hosts. With the proliferation of intermediaries, such as Web App Firewalls, network devices, and even printers having JVMs and Web servers, there are many locales where an attacker can inject malicious scripts. Since this attack pattern defines scripts within scripts, there are likely privileges to execute said attack on the host. Of course, these attacks are not solely limited to the server side, client side scripts like Ajax and client side JavaScript can contain malicious scripts as well. In general all that is required is for there to be sufficient privileges to execute a script, but not protected against writing.
  • Cross-Site Scripting in Error Pages
    An attacker distributes a link (or possibly some other query structure) with a request to a third party web server that is malformed and also contains a block of exploit code in order to have the exploit become live code in the resulting error page. When the third party web server receives the crafted request and notes the error it then creates an error message that echoes the malformed message, including the exploit. Doing this converts the exploit portion of the message into to valid language elements that are executed by the viewing browser. When a victim executes the query provided by the attacker the infected error message error message is returned including the exploit code which then runs in the victim's browser. XSS can result in execution of code as well as data leakage (e.g. session cookies can be sent to the attacker). This type of attack is especially dangerous since the exploit appears to come from the third party web server, who the victim may trust and hence be more vulnerable to deception.
  • Cross-Site Scripting Using Alternate Syntax
    The attacker uses alternate forms of keywords or commands that result in the same action as the primary form but which may not be caught by filters. For example, many keywords are processed in a case insensitive manner. If the site's web filtering algorithm does not convert all tags into a consistent case before the comparison with forbidden keywords it is possible to bypass filters (e.g., incomplete black lists) by using an alternate case structure. For example, the "script" tag using the alternate forms of "Script" or "ScRiPt" may bypass filters where "script" is the only form tested. Other variants using different syntax representations are also possible as well as using pollution meta-characters or entities that are eventually ignored by the rendering engine. The attack can result in the execution of otherwise prohibited functionality.

Nessus

  • NASL familyWeb Servers
    NASL idWEBSPHERE_7_0_0_9.NASL
    descriptionIBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 before Fix Pack 9 appears to be running on the remote host. As such, it is reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Administration Console. (PK97376) - An error when defining a wsadmin scripting
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id45431
    published2010-04-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/45431
    titleIBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 < Fix Pack 9
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(45431);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0768", "CVE-2010-0769", "CVE-2010-0770");
  script_bugtraq_id(39051, 39056, 39295, 39567);
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"39140");

  script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 < Fix Pack 9");
  script_summary(english:"Reads the version number from the SOAP port");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote application server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 before Fix Pack 9 appears to be
running on the remote host.  As such, it is reportedly affected by
multiple vulnerabilities :

  - An unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability in the
    Administration Console. (PK97376)

  - An error when defining a wsadmin scripting
    'J2CConnectionFactory' object results in passwords being
    stored unencrypted in the resources.xml file. (PK95089)

  - An error related to the ORB ListenerThread could allow
    remote, authenticated users to cause a denial of service.
    (PK93653)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also",value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21404665");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also",value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27009778");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27004980");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27014463#7009");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"If using WebSphere Application Server, apply Fix Pack 9 (7.0.0.9) or
later. 

Otherwise, if using embedded WebSphere Application Server packaged with
Tivoli Directory Server, apply the latest recommended eWAS fix pack.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/03/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/03/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/04/06");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Web Servers");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("websphere_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 8880, 8881);
  script_require_keys("www/WebSphere");

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:8880, embedded: 0);


version = get_kb_item("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/version");
if (isnull(version)) exit(1, "Failed to extract the version from the IBM WebSphere Application Server instance listening on port " + port + ".");
if (version =~ "^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$")
  exit(1, "Failed to extract a granular version from the IBM WebSphere Application Server instance listening on port " + port + ".");

ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++)
  ver[i] = int(ver[i]);

if (ver[0] == 7 && ver[1] == 0 && ver[2] == 0 && ver[3] < 9)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    source = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/source");

    report =
      '\n  Source            : ' + source +
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : 7.0.0.9' +
      '\n';
    security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
  }
  else security_warning(port);
  exit(0);
}
else exit(0, "The WebSphere Application Server "+version+" instance listening on port "+port+" is not affected.");
  • NASL familyWeb Servers
    NASL idWEBSPHERE_6_1_0_31.NASL
    descriptionIBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 before Fix Pack 31 appears to be running on the remote host. As such, it is reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - It is possible for Administrator role members to modify primary administrative id via the administrative console. (PK88606) - An unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Administration Console. (PK97376) - An error when defining a wsadmin scripting
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id45430
    published2010-04-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/45430
    titleIBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 < 6.1.0.31 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(45430);
  script_version("1.19");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:16");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2010-0768",
    "CVE-2010-0769",
    "CVE-2010-0770",
    "CVE-2010-0774",
    "CVE-2010-0775",
    "CVE-2010-0776",
    "CVE-2010-0777",
    "CVE-2010-1650",
    "CVE-2010-1651",
    "CVE-2011-1312"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    39051,
    39056,
    39567,
    39701,
    40277,
    40321,
    40322,
    40325
  );
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"39140");
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"39838");

  script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 < 6.1.0.31 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Reads the version number from the SOAP port");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote application server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 before Fix Pack 31 appears to be
running on the remote host.  As such, it is reportedly affected by
multiple vulnerabilities :

  - It is possible for Administrator role members to modify
    primary administrative id via the administrative
    console. (PK88606)

  - An unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability in the
    Administration Console. (PK97376)

  - An error when defining a wsadmin scripting
    'J2CConnectionFactory' object results in passwords being
    stored unencrypted in the resources.xml file. (PK95089)

  - An error related to the ORB ListenerThread could allow
    remote, authenticated users to cause a denial of service.
    (PK93653)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability in SIP logging
    could allow a local, authenticated attacker to gain
    access to sensitive information. (PM08892)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the
    '-trace' option (aka debugging mode) is enabled since
    WAS executes debugging statements that print string
    representations of unspecified objects. (PM06839)

  - The Web Container does not properly handle long
    filenames, which may cause it to respond with the
    incorrect file, resulting in the disclosure of
    potentially sensitive information. (PM06111)

  - An error occurs when the Web Contained calls
    response.sendRedirect with a Transfer-Encoding:
    chunked, which could cause a denial of service.
    (PM08760)

  - WS-Security processing problems with PKIPath and
    PKCS#7 tokens could lead to a security bypass
    vulnerability. (PK96427)

  - An Out-Of-Memory condition related to the
    Deployment Manager and nodeagent could lead to a
    denial of service. (PM05663)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also",value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21404665");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also",value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27009778");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27004980");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK88606");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27007951#61031");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"If using WebSphere Application Server, apply Fix Pack 31 (6.1.0.31) or
later. 

Otherwise, if using embedded WebSphere Application Server packaged with
Tivoli Directory Server, apply the latest recommended eWAS fix pack.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/03/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/03/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/04/06");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Web Servers");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("websphere_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 8880, 8881);
  script_require_keys("www/WebSphere");

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:8880, embedded: 0);


version = get_kb_item("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/version");
if (isnull(version)) exit(1, "Failed to extract the version from the IBM WebSphere Application Server instance listening on port " + port + ".");
if (version =~ "^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$")
  exit(1, "Failed to extract a granular version from the IBM WebSphere Application Server instance listening on port " + port + ".");

ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++)
  ver[i] = int(ver[i]);

if (ver[0] == 6 && ver[1] == 1 && ver[2] == 0 && ver[3] < 31)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    source = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/source");

    report =
      '\n  Source            : ' + source +
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : 6.1.0.31' +
      '\n';
    security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
  }
  else security_warning(port);
  exit(0);
}
else exit(0, "The WebSphere Application Server "+version+" instance listening on port "+port+" is not affected.");
  • NASL familyWeb Servers
    NASL idWEBSPHERE_6_0_2_41.NASL
    descriptionIBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 before Fix Pack 41 for 6.0.2 appears to be running on the remote host. As such, it is reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Administration Console. (PK97376) - An error when defining a wsadmin scripting
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id45429
    published2010-04-06
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/45429
    titleIBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 < 6.0.2.41 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(45429);
  script_version("1.12");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0768", "CVE-2010-0769", "CVE-2010-0770", "CVE-2010-0774", "CVE-2010-0775");
  script_bugtraq_id(39051, 39056, 40322, 40325);
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"39140");
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"39838");

  script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 < 6.0.2.41 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Reads the version number from the SOAP port");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote application server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 before Fix Pack 41 for 6.0.2
appears to be running on the remote host.  As such, it is reportedly
affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

  - An unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability in the
    Administration Console. (PK97376)

  - An error when defining a wsadmin scripting 
    'J2CConnectionFactory' object results in passwords being
    stored unencrypted in the resources.xml file. (PK95089)

  - An error related to the ORB ListenerThread could allow
    remote, authenticated users to cause a denial of service.
    (PK93653)

  - WS-Security processing problems with PKIPath and
    PKCS#7 tokens could lead to a security bypass
    vulnerability. (PK96427)

  - An OutOfMemory condition related to the
    Deployment Manager and nodeagent cause lead to a
    denial of service. (PM05663)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27004980");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27006876");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply Fix Pack 41 for version 6.0.2 (6.0.2.41) or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/03/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/03/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/04/06");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Web Servers");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("websphere_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 8880, 8881);
  script_require_keys("www/WebSphere");

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:8880, embedded: 0);


version = get_kb_item("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/version");
if (isnull(version)) exit(1, "Failed to extract the version from the IBM WebSphere Application Server instance listening on port " + port + ".");
if (version =~ "^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$")
  exit(1, "Failed to extract a granular version from the IBM WebSphere Application Server instance listening on port " + port + ".");

ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++)
  ver[i] = int(ver[i]);

if (
  (ver[0] == 6 && ver[1] == 0 && ver[2] < 2) ||
  (ver[0] == 6 && ver[1] == 0 && ver[2] == 2 && ver[3] < 41)
)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    source = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/source");

    report = 
      '\n  Source            : ' + source + 
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : 6.0.2.41' +
      '\n';
    security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
  }
  else security_warning(port);
  exit(0);
}
else exit(0, "The WebSphere Application Server "+version+" instance listening on port "+port+" is not affected.");

References