Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-0949 - Resource Management Errors vulnerability in IBM Websphere Portal
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF28, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and daemon crash) via a crafted web request.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Nessus
NASL family CGI abuses NASL id WEBSPHERE_PORTAL_CVE-2014-0949.NASL description The version of IBM WebSphere Portal on the remote host is affected by an unspecified denial of service vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to crash the host by sending a specially crafted web request. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 74157 published 2014-05-23 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74157 title IBM WebSphere Portal Unspecified DoS (PI15692) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(74157); script_version("1.7"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/26"); script_cve_id("CVE-2014-0949"); script_bugtraq_id(67413); script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Portal Unspecified DoS (PI15692)"); script_summary(english:"Checks for installed patches."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Windows host has web portal software installed that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of IBM WebSphere Portal on the remote host is affected by an unspecified denial of service vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to crash the host by sending a specially crafted web request."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672572"); # https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin_fixes_available_for_security_vulnerabilities_in_ibm_websphere_portal_multiple_cves?lang=en_us script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4e5ca5ae"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92622"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "IBM has published Interim Fix PI15692. Refer to IBM's advisory for more information."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-0949"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/05/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/05/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/05/23"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_portal"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"CGI abuses"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("websphere_portal_installed.nbin"); script_require_keys("installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Portal"); exit(0); } include("websphere_portal_version.inc"); websphere_portal_check_version( ranges:make_list( "6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.6, CF27", "6.1.5.0, 6.1.5.3, CF27", "7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.2, CF28" ), fix:"PI15692", severity:SECURITY_WARNING );
NASL family CGI abuses NASL id WEBSPHERE_PORTAL_7_0_0_2_CF29.NASL description The version of IBM WebSphere Portal installed on the remote host is 7.0.0.x prior to 7.0.0.2 CF29. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Apache Struts ClassLoader. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by manipulating the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 79691 published 2014-12-03 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/79691 title IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.x < 7.0.0.2 CF29 Multiple Vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(79691); script_version("1.18"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/25"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2014-0114", "CVE-2014-0910", "CVE-2014-0949", "CVE-2014-0952", "CVE-2014-0953", "CVE-2014-0954", "CVE-2014-0956", "CVE-2014-0959", "CVE-2014-3083", "CVE-2014-3102", "CVE-2014-4746", "CVE-2014-4760", "CVE-2014-4761", "CVE-2014-4792", "CVE-2014-4808", "CVE-2014-4814", "CVE-2014-4821", "CVE-2014-6093", "CVE-2014-6215", "CVE-2014-8909", "CVE-2015-1943" ); script_bugtraq_id( 67121, 67413, 67417, 67418, 67419, 67421, 68011, 69042, 69044, 69045, 69047, 69298, 69734, 70322, 70755, 70757, 70758, 71358, 71728, 73958 ); script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.x < 7.0.0.2 CF29 Multiple Vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks for the installed patch."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Windows host has web portal software installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of IBM WebSphere Portal installed on the remote host is 7.0.0.x prior to 7.0.0.2 CF29. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Apache Struts ClassLoader. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by manipulating the 'class' parameter of an ActionForm object to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-0114) - A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists which allows a remote, authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. (CVE-2014-0910) - An unspecified denial of service vulnerability exists that allows a remote attacker to crash the host by sending a specially crafted web request to cause a consumption of resources. (CVE-2014-0949) - A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the 'boot_config.jsp' script due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the security context of a user's browser to steal authentication cookies. (CVE-2014-0952) - An unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. (CVE-2014-0953) - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Web Content Viewer portlet due to improper handling of JSP includes. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or control the request dispatcher by sending a specially crafted URL request. (CVE-2014-0954) - An unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the security context of a user's web browser to steal authentication cookies. (CVE-2014-0956) - An unspecified denial of service vulnerability exists that allows an authenticated attacker to cause a successful login to loop back to the login page indefinitely. (CVE-2014-0959) - An unspecified information disclosure vulnerability exists which allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information. (CVE-2014-3083) - An unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the security context of a user's browser. (CVE-2014-3102) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to the returned error codes which an attacker can use to identify devices behind a firewall. (CVE-2014-4746) - An unspecified open redirect vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to perform a phishing attack by enticing a user to click on a malicious URL. (CVE-2014-4760) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists which allows a remote, authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information, such as user credentials, through certain HTML pages. (CVE-2014-4761) - An unrestricted file upload vulnerability exists which allows a remote, authenticated attacker to upload large files, potentially resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-4792) - An unspecified vulnerability exists that allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. (CVE-2014-4808) - A flaw exists due to improper recursion detection during entity expansion. A remote attacker, via a specially crafted XML document, can cause the system to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-4814) - An information disclosure vulnerability exists that allows a remote attacker to identify whether or not a file exists based on the web server error codes. (CVE-2014-4821) - An unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability exists that allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted URL. (CVE-2014-6093) - An unspecified reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw using a specially crafted URL to execute arbitrary script code 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. (CVE-2014-6215) - An unspecified reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw using a specially crafted URL to execute arbitrary script code 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. (CVE-2014-8909) - An unspecified flaw exists that is trigged when handling Portal requests. A remote attacker can exploit this to cause a consumption of CPU resources, resulting in a denial of service condition. (CVE-2015-1943)"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672572"); # http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029452#CF029 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2a808243"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cumulative Fix 29 (CF29) or later."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Apache Struts ClassLoader Manipulation Remote Code Execution'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true"); 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:"2014/04/29"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/11/21"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/12/03"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_portal"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"CGI abuses"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("websphere_portal_installed.nbin"); script_require_keys("installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Portal"); exit(0); } include("websphere_portal_version.inc"); websphere_portal_check_version( ranges:make_list("7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.2"), fix:"CF29", severity:SECURITY_HOLE, xss:TRUE );
NASL family CGI abuses NASL id WEBSPHERE_PORTAL_7_0_0_2_CF28.NASL description The version of IBM WebSphere Portal installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An unspecified denial of service vulnerability exists that allows a remote attacker to crash the host by sending a specially crafted web request. (CVE-2014-0949) - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 74155 published 2014-05-23 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74155 title IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.x < 7.0.0.2 CF28 Multiple Vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(74155); script_version("1.11"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:14"); script_cve_id("CVE-2014-0949", "CVE-2014-0951", "CVE-2014-0958"); script_bugtraq_id(67412, 67413, 67414); script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.x < 7.0.0.2 CF28 Multiple Vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks for the installed patch."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Windows host has web portal software installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of IBM WebSphere Portal installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - An unspecified denial of service vulnerability exists that allows a remote attacker to crash the host by sending a specially crafted web request. (CVE-2014-0949) - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the 'FilterForm.jsp' script due to improper user input validation. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to execute code in the security context of a user's browser to steal authentication cookies. (CVE-2014-0951) - An unspecified open redirect vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to perform a phishing attack by enticing a user to click on a malicious URL. (CVE-2014-0958)"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672572"); # https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin_fixes_available_for_security_vulnerabilities_in_ibm_websphere_portal_multiple_cves?lang=en_us script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4e5ca5ae"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92624"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92739"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "IBM has published a cumulative fix (CF28) for WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.2. Refer to IBM's advisory for more information."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required"); 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:"2014/05/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/04/24"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/05/23"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_portal"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"CGI abuses"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_dependencies("websphere_portal_installed.nbin"); script_require_keys("installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Portal"); exit(0); } include("websphere_portal_version.inc"); websphere_portal_check_version( ranges:make_list("7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.2"), fix:"CF28", severity:SECURITY_WARNING, xss:TRUE );
NASL family CGI abuses NASL id WEBSPHERE_PORTAL_8_0_0_1_CF12.NASL description The version of IBM WebSphere Portal on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Apache Commons FileUpload library that allows an attacker to cause the application to enter an infinite loop. (CVE-2014-0050) - An unspecified denial of service vulnerability exists that allows a remote attacker to crash the host by sending a specially crafted web request. (CVE-2014-0949) - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 74156 published 2014-05-23 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74156 title IBM WebSphere Portal 8.x < 8.0.0.1 CF12 Multiple Vulnerabilities code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(74156); script_version("1.12"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/26"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2014-0050", "CVE-2014-0949", "CVE-2014-0951", "CVE-2014-0952", "CVE-2014-0953", "CVE-2014-0954", "CVE-2014-0955", "CVE-2014-0956", "CVE-2014-0958", "CVE-2014-0959" ); script_bugtraq_id( 65400, 67412, 67413, 67414, 67415, 67417, 67418, 67419, 67421, 69042 ); script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"31615"); script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Portal 8.x < 8.0.0.1 CF12 Multiple Vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks for installed patches."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Windows host has web portal software installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of IBM WebSphere Portal on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Apache Commons FileUpload library that allows an attacker to cause the application to enter an infinite loop. (CVE-2014-0050) - An unspecified denial of service vulnerability exists that allows a remote attacker to crash the host by sending a specially crafted web request. (CVE-2014-0949) - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the 'FilterForm.jsp' script due to improper user input validation. (CVE-2014-0951) - An XSS vulnerability exists in the 'boot_config.jsp' script due to improper user input validation. (CVE-2014-0952) - An unspecified XSS vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user input. (CVE-2014-0953) - A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Web Content Viewer portlet due to improper handling of JSP includes. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service, or control the request dispatcher by sending a specially crafted URL request. (CVE-2014-0954) - An XSS vulnerability exists in the Social Rendering feature due to improper validation of user input. Note that this only affects installs using IBM Connections with the Social Rendering feature. (CVE-2014-0955) - An unspecified XSS vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user input in a JSP script. (CVE-2014-0956) - An unspecified open redirect vulnerability exists that allows an attacker to perform a phishing attack by enticing a user to click on a malicious URL. (CVE-2014-0958) - An unspecified denial of service vulnerability exists that allows an authenticated attacker to cause a successful login to loop back to the login page indefinitely. (CVE-2014-0959) An attacker can exploit the XSS vulnerabilities to execute code in the security context of a user's browser in order to steal authentication cookies."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672572"); # https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin_fixes_available_for_vulnerability_in_apache_commons_fileupload_contained_in_ibm_websphere_portal_cve_2014_0050?lang=en_us script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?12fd87aa"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672575"); # https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin_fixes_available_for_security_vulnerabilities_in_ibm_websphere_portal_multiple_cves?lang=en_us script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4e5ca5ae"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680230"); # https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin_fixes_available_for_security_vulnerabilities_in_ibm_websphere_portal_multiple_cves1?lang=en_us script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ad660435"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92622"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92624"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92625"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://web.archive.org/web/20140903072727/http://xforce.iss.net:80/xforce/xfdb/92626"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92627"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92628"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92629"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92739"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/92741"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "IBM has published a cumulative fix for WebSphere Portal 8.0.0.1 (CF12). Refer to IBM's advisory for more information."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); 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:"2014/02/06"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/05/13"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/05/23"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_portal"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"CGI abuses"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("websphere_portal_installed.nbin"); script_require_keys("installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Portal"); exit(0); } include("websphere_portal_version.inc"); websphere_portal_check_version( ranges:make_list("8.0.0.0, 8.0.0.1"), fix:"CF12", severity:SECURITY_HOLE, xss:TRUE );