Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-1355 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server

047910
CVSS 5.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
ibm
CWE-20
nessus
NVD
Published: 2011-07-19
Updated: 2017-08-17

Summary

Open redirect vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.39 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.19 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via the logoutExitPage parameter.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Ibm
44

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
  • Cross Zone Scripting
    An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
  • 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.
  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.

Nessus

  • NASL familyWeb Servers
    NASL idWEBSPHERE_8_0_0_1.NASL
    descriptionIBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 before Fix Pack 1 appears to be running on the remote host and is potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An open redirect vulnerability exists related to the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id56348
    published2011-09-30
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/56348
    titleIBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 < Fix Pack 1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");


if (description)
{
  script_id(56348);
  script_version("1.21");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/15 20:50:26");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2011-1355",
    "CVE-2011-1356",
    "CVE-2011-1359",
    "CVE-2011-1368",
    "CVE-2011-1411",
    "CVE-2011-3192"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(48709, 48710, 48890, 49303, 49362, 49766, 50463);

  script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 < Fix Pack 1 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Reads the version number from the SOAP port");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote application server may be affected by multiple 
vulnerabilities."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 before Fix Pack 1 appears to be
running on the remote host and is potentially affected by the 
following vulnerabilities :

  - An open redirect vulnerability exists related to the
    'logoutExitPage' parameter. This can allow remote
    attackers to trick users into requesting unintended
    URLs. (PM35701)

  - The administrative console can display a stack trace
    under unspecified circumstances and can disclose
    potentially sensitive information to local users.
    (PM36620)

  - An unspecified error exists that can allow cross-site 
    request forgery attacks. (PM36734)

  - A token verification error exists in the bundled
    OpenSAML library. This error can allow an attacker to
    bypass security controls with an XML signature wrapping
    attack via SOAP messages. (PM43254)

  - A directory traversal attack is possible via unspecified
    parameters in the 'help' servlet. (PM45322)

  - The JavaServer Faces (JSF) application functionality 
    could allow a remote attacker to read files because it
    fails to properly handle requests. (PM45992)

  - The HTTP server contains an error in the 'ByteRange'
    filter and can allow denial of service attacks when
    processing malicious requests. (PM46234)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also", 
    value:"https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27022958"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also", 
    value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24030916"
  );
  # PM46234
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also", 
    value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21512087"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Apply Fix Pack 1 for version 8.0 (8.0.0.1) or later."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/07/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/09/26");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/09/30");

  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) 2011-2018 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] == 8 && ver[1] == 0 && ver[2] == 0 && ver[3] < 1)
{
  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     : 8.0.0.1' +
      '\n';
    security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(port);
  exit(0);
}
else exit(0, "The WebSphere Application Server "+version+" instance listening on port "+port+" is not affected.");
  • NASL familyWeb Servers
    NASL idWEBSPHERE_7_0_0_19.NASL
    descriptionIBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 before Fix Pack 19 appears to be running on the remote host. As such, it is potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An open redirect vulnerability exists related to the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id56229
    published2011-09-19
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/56229
    titleIBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 < Fix Pack 19 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");


if (description)
{
  script_id(56229);
  script_version("1.12");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:16");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2011-1355",
    "CVE-2011-1356",
    "CVE-2011-1359",
    "CVE-2011-1362",
    "CVE-2011-1411"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(48709, 48710, 48890, 49362);

  script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 < Fix Pack 19 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Reads the version number from the SOAP port");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis",
    value:
"The remote application server may be affected by multiple vulnerabilities."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description",
    value:
"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 before Fix Pack 19 appears to be
running on the remote host.  As such, it is potentially affected by
the following vulnerabilities :

  - An open redirect vulnerability exists related to the
    'logoutExitPage' parameter. This can allow remote
    attackers to trick users into requesting unintended
    URLs. (PM35701)

  - The administrative console can display a stack trace
    under unspecified circumstances and can disclose
    potentially sensitive information to local users.
    (PM36620)

  - The Installation Verification Tool servlet (IVT) does
    not properly sanitize user-supplied input of arbitrary
    HTML and script code, which could allow cross-site
    scripting attacks. (PM40733)

  - A token verification error exists in the bundled
    OpenSAML library. This error can allow an attacker to
    bypass security controls with an XML signature wrapping
    attack via SOAP messages. (PM43254)

  - A directory traversal attack is possible via unspecified
    parameters in the 'help' servlet. (PM45322)"
  );
  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?rs=180&uid=swg27014463#70019");
  # PM35701 and PM36620
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM46122");
  # PM43254
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM46125");
  # PM45322
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM46125");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"If using WebSphere Application Server, apply Fix Pack 19 (7.0.0.19) 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:P");
  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_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/07/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/09/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/09/19");

  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) 2011-2018 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] < 19)
{
  set_kb_item(name:'www/'+port+'/XSS', value:TRUE);

  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     : 7.0.0.19' +
      '\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_39.NASL
    descriptionIBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 before Fix Pack 39 appears to be running on the remote host. As such, it is potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Use of an insecure XML encryption algorithm could allow for decryption of JAX-RPC or JAX-WS Web Services requests. (PM34841) - An error exists in the validation of the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id55649
    published2011-07-22
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55649
    titleIBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 < 6.1.0.39 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");


if (description)
{
  script_id(55649);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1209", "CVE-2011-1355", "CVE-2011-1356");
  script_bugtraq_id(47831, 48709, 48710);

  script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 < 6.1.0.39 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 39 appears to be
running on the remote host.  As such, it is potentially affected by
the following vulnerabilities :

  - Use of an insecure XML encryption algorithm could allow
    for decryption of JAX-RPC or JAX-WS Web Services
    requests. (PM34841)

  - An error exists in the validation of the
    'logoutExitPage' parameter that can allow a remote
    attacker to bypass security restrictions and redirect
    users in support of a phishing attack. (PM35701)

  - An error exists in the handling of administration
    console requests. This error can allow a local attacker
    to use a specially crafted request to view sensitive
    stack-trace information. (PM36620)"
  );
  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=swg27007951#61039");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"If using WebSphere Application Server, apply Fix Pack 39 (6.1.0.39) 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:P");
  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:"2011/04/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/07/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/07/22");

  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) 2011-2018 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:FALSE);


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] < 39)
{
  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     : 6.1.0.39' +
      '\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.");

Seebug

bulletinFamilyexploit
descriptionBugtraq ID: 48710 CVE ID：CVE-2011-1355 IBM WebSphere Application Server是一款商业性质的WEB应用服务程序。 WebSphere Application Server对logoutExitPage参数缺少正确校验，允许远程攻击者绕过安全限制。攻击者可以利用此漏洞重定向应阻拦的域上面。 IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 厂商解决方案 用户可参考如下供应商提供的安全公告获得补丁信息： http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM42436
idSSV:20749
last seen2017-11-19
modified2011-07-20
published2011-07-20
reporterRoot
titleIBM WebSphere Application Server 'logoutExitPage'参数安全绕过漏洞

References