Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-0951 - Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in IBM Websphere Portal

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: 2014-05-22
Updated: 2017-08-29

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FilterForm.jsp in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0 before 7.0.0.2 CF28 and 8.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF12 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Ibm
48

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 familyCGI abuses : XSS
    NASL idWEBSPHERE_PORTAL_CVE-2014-0951.NASL
    descriptionThe version of IBM WebSphere Portal on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id74158
    published2014-05-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74158
    titleIBM WebSphere Portal 'FilterForm.jsp' XSS (PI15690)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(74158);
  script_version("1.7");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:14");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-0951");
  script_bugtraq_id(67412);

  script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Portal 'FilterForm.jsp' XSS (PI15690)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for the installed patches.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has web portal software installed that is
affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of IBM WebSphere Portal on the remote host is affected by
a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the 'FilterForm.jsp' script
due to improper user input validation. An attacker can exploit this
issue to execute code in the security context of a user's browser 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_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:"solution", value:
"IBM has published Interim Fix PI15690. This fix is a part of 7.0.0.2
CF28 (PI10705) and 8.0.0.1 CF12 (PI14791). Refer to IBM's advisory for
more information.");
  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:H/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:"2014/05/13");
  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 : XSS");

  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, CF28",
    "8.0.0.0, 8.0.0.1, CF12"
  ),
  fix:"PI15690",
  severity:SECURITY_WARNING,
  xss:TRUE
);
  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idWEBSPHERE_PORTAL_7_0_0_2_CF28.NASL
    descriptionThe 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 seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id74155
    published2014-05-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74155
    titleIBM 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 familyCGI abuses
    NASL idWEBSPHERE_PORTAL_8_0_0_1_CF12.NASL
    descriptionThe 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 seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id74156
    published2014-05-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/74156
    titleIBM 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
);

References