Vulnerabilities > CVE-2014-6166 - Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
ibm
nessus

Summary

The Communications Enabled Applications (CEA) service in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.x before 8.0.0.10 and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4, and Feature Pack for CEA 1.x before 1.0.0.15, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html">CCWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a>

Nessus

  • NASL familyWeb Servers
    NASL idWEBSPHERE_8_5_5_4.NASL
    descriptionThe IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is version 8.5 prior to Fix Pack 8.5.5.4. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Multiple errors exist related to the included IBM HTTP server that can allow remote code execution or denial of service. (CVE-2013-5704, CVE-2014-0118, CVE-2014-0226, CVE-2014-0231 / PI22070) - An unspecified error exists related to HTTP headers that can allow information disclosure. (CVE-2014-3021 / PI08268) - An error exists related to the way SSL 3.0 handles padding bytes when decrypting messages encrypted using block ciphers in cipher block chaining (CBC) mode. A man-in-the-middle attacker can decrypt a selected byte of a cipher text in as few as 256 tries if they are able to force a victim application to repeatedly send the same data over newly created SSL 3.0 connections. This is also known as the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id80398
    published2015-01-07
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/80398
    titleIBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 < Fix Pack 8.5.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(80398);
      script_version("1.16");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/25");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2013-5704",
        "CVE-2014-0118",
        "CVE-2014-0226",
        "CVE-2014-0231",
        "CVE-2014-3021",
        "CVE-2014-3566",
        "CVE-2014-4770",
        "CVE-2014-4816",
        "CVE-2014-6164",
        "CVE-2014-6166",
        "CVE-2014-6167",
        "CVE-2014-6174",
        "CVE-2014-8890"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(
        66550,
        68678,
        68742,
        68745,
        69980,
        69981,
        70239,
        70574,
        70582,
        71834,
        71836,
        71837,
        71850
      );
      script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"577193");
    
      script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 < Fix Pack 8.5.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)");
      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:
    "The IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is
    version 8.5 prior to Fix Pack 8.5.5.4. It is, therefore, affected by
    the following vulnerabilities :
    
      - Multiple errors exist related to the included IBM HTTP
        server that can allow remote code execution or denial
        of service. (CVE-2013-5704, CVE-2014-0118,
        CVE-2014-0226, CVE-2014-0231 / PI22070)
    
      - An unspecified error exists related to HTTP headers
        that can allow information disclosure. (CVE-2014-3021
        / PI08268)
    
      - An error exists related to the way SSL 3.0 handles
        padding bytes when decrypting messages encrypted using
        block ciphers in cipher block chaining (CBC) mode. A
        man-in-the-middle attacker can decrypt a selected byte
        of a cipher text in as few as 256 tries if they are able
        to force a victim application to repeatedly send the
        same data over newly created SSL 3.0 connections. This
        is also known as the 'POODLE' issue. (CVE-2014-3566 /
        PI28435, PI28436, PI28437)
    
      - An unspecified input validation errors exist related to
        the administrative console that can allow cross-site
        scripting and cross-site request forgery attacks.
        (CVE-2014-4770, CVE-2014-4816 / PI23055)
    
      - An unspecified error exists that can allow OpenID and
        OpenID Connect cookies to be spoofed, allowing
        information disclosure. (CVE-2014-6164 / PI23430)
    
      - An error exists related to the Communications Enabled
        Applications (CEA) service that can allow XML External
        Entity Injection (XXE) attacks leading to information
        disclosure. This only occurs if CEA is enabled. By
        default this is disabled. (CVE-2014-6166 / PI25310)
    
      - An input validation error exists related to session
        input using URL rewriting that can allow cross-site
        scripting attacks. (CVE-2014-6167 / PI23819)
    
      - An error exists related to the administrative console
        that can allow 'click-jacking' attacks. (CVE-2014-6174 /
        PI27152)
    
      - An error exists related to deployment descriptor
        security constraints and ServletSecurity annotations on
        a servlet that can allow privilege escalation. Note that
        this issue only affects the 'Liberty Profile'.
        (CVE-2014-8890 / PI29911)");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690185");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672428");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24038539");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036319#8554");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687173");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-236/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.imperialviolet.org/2014/10/14/poodle.html");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.openssl.org/~bodo/ssl-poodle.pdf");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-tls-downgrade-scsv-00");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Apply Fix Pack 4 for (8.5.5.4) or later.
    
    Note that the following Interim Fixes are available :
    
      - CVE-2013-5704, CVE-2014-0118, CVE-2014-0226, and
        CVE-2014-0231 are corrected in IF PI22070.
    
      - CVE-2014-3566 is corrected in various IFs.
        Consult IBM document 'swg21687173' for details.
    
      - CVE-2014-4770 and CVE-2014-4816 are corrected in
        IF PI23055.
    
      - CVE-2014-6166 is corrected in IF PI25310.
    
      - CVE-2014-8890 is corrected in IF PI29911.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-0226");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", 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:"2014/03/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/12/08");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/01/07");
    
      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) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("websphere_detect.nasl");
      script_require_keys("www/WebSphere");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 8880, 8881);
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    
    port = get_http_port(default:8880, embedded:0);
    
    version = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/version");
    source = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/source");
    
    app_name = "IBM WebSphere Application Server";
    
    if (version !~ "^8\.5([^0-9]|$)")
      audit(AUDIT_NOT_LISTEN, app_name + " 8.5", port);
    
    if (version =~ "^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$")
      audit(AUDIT_VER_NOT_GRANULAR, app_name, port, version);
    
    fixed = '8.5.5.4';
    
    if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed, strict:FALSE) < 0)
    {
      set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
      set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSRF', value: TRUE);
    
      if (report_verbosity > 0)
      {
        report =
          '\n  Version source    : ' + source +
          '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
          '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed +
          '\n';
        security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
      }
      else security_warning(port);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, app_name, port, version);
    
  • NASL familyWeb Servers
    NASL idWEBSPHERE_8_0_0_10.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is running IBM WebSphere Application Server version 8.0 prior to Fix Pack 10. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Multiple errors exist related to the included IBM HTTP server that can allow remote code execution or denial of service. (CVE-2013-5704, CVE-2014-0118, CVE-2014-0226, CVE-2014-0231 / PI22070) - An error exists related to the implementation of the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) that could allow nonce disclosure via the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id81401
    published2015-02-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81401
    titleIBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 < Fix Pack 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(81401);
      script_version("1.10");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/25");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2013-5704",
        "CVE-2014-0076",
        "CVE-2014-0118",
        "CVE-2014-0226",
        "CVE-2014-0231",
        "CVE-2014-3021",
        "CVE-2014-3070",
        "CVE-2014-3083",
        "CVE-2014-3566",
        "CVE-2014-4764",
        "CVE-2014-4770",
        "CVE-2014-4816",
        "CVE-2014-6166",
        "CVE-2014-6167",
        "CVE-2014-6174"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(
        66363,
        66550,
        68678,
        68742,
        68745,
        69296,
        69298,
        69301,
        69980,
        69981,
        70239,
        70574,
        70582,
        71836,
        71850
      );
      script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"577193");
    
      script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 < Fix Pack 10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (POODLE)");
      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:
    "The remote host is running IBM WebSphere Application Server version
    8.0 prior to Fix Pack 10. It is, therefore, affected by the following
    vulnerabilities :
    
      - Multiple errors exist related to the included IBM HTTP
        server that can allow remote code execution or denial
        of service. (CVE-2013-5704, CVE-2014-0118,
        CVE-2014-0226, CVE-2014-0231 / PI22070)
    
      - An error exists related to the implementation of the
        Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) that
        could allow nonce disclosure via the 'FLUSH+RELOAD'
        cache side-channel attack. (CVE-2014-0076 / PI19700)
    
      - An unspecified error exists related to HTTP headers that
        can allow information disclosure. (CVE-2014-3021 /
        PI08268)
    
      - An unspecified error caused by improper account creation
        with the Virtual Member Manager SPI Admin Task
        'addFileRegistryAccount' can allow remote attackers to
        bypass security restrictions. (CVE-2014-3070 / PI16765)
    
      - An information disclosure vulnerability exists due to a
        failure to restrict access to resources located within
        the web application. A remote attacker can exploit this
        to obtain configuration data and other sensitive
        information. (CVE-2014-3083 / PI17768, PI30579 )
    
      - A man-in-the-middle (MitM) information disclosure
        vulnerability known as POODLE. The vulnerability is due
        to the way SSL 3.0 handles padding bytes when decrypting
        messages encrypted using block ciphers in cipher block
        chaining (CBC) mode. MitM attackers can decrypt a
        selected byte of a cipher text in as few as 256 tries if
        they are able to force a victim application to
        repeatedly send the same data over newly created SSL 3.0
        connections. (CVE-2014-3566 / PI28435, PI28436, PI28437)
    
      - An unspecified flaw in the Load Balancer for IPv4
        Dispatcher component allows a remote attacker to cause
        a denial of service. (CVE-2014-4764 / PI21189)
    
      - An unspecified input validation error exists related to
        the administrative console that can allow cross-site
        scripting and cross-site request forgery attacks.
        (CVE-2014-4770, CVE-2014-4816 / PI23055)
    
      - An error exists related to the Communications Enabled
        Applications (CEA) service that can allow XML External
        Entity Injection (XXE) attacks leading to information
        disclosure. This only occurs if CEA is enabled, and by
        default this is disabled. (CVE-2014-6166 / PI25310)
    
      - An input validation error exists related to session
        input using URL rewriting that can allow cross-site
        scripting attacks. (CVE-2014-6167 / PI23819)
    
      - An error exists related to the administrative console
        that can allow click-jacking attacks. (CVE-2014-6174 /
        PI27152)");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24039242");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27022958#80010");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21672428");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687173");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21682767");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Apply Fix Pack 10 for version 8.0 (8.0.0.10) or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2014-0226");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/05/01");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/02/16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/02/18");
    
      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) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("websphere_detect.nasl");
      script_require_keys("www/WebSphere");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 8880, 8881);
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    
    port = get_http_port(default:8880, embedded:0);
    
    app_name = "IBM WebSphere Application Server";
    
    version = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/version");
    if (version !~ "^8\.0([^0-9]|$)") audit(AUDIT_NOT_LISTEN,  app_name + " 8.0", port);
    if (version =~ "^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?$") audit(AUDIT_VER_NOT_GRANULAR, app_name, port, version);
    
    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] < 10)
    {
      set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
      set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSRF', value: TRUE);
    
      if (report_verbosity > 0)
      {
        source = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/source");
        report =
          '\n  Version source    : ' + source +
          '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
          '\n  Fixed version     : 8.0.0.10' +
          '\n';
        security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
      }
      else security_warning(port);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, app_name, port, version);