Cross-site scripting in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2014-0951
Published: May 22, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41634
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0951
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in FilterForm.jsp in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0 before 7.0.0.2 CF28 and 8.0 before 8.0.0.1 CF12. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Affected software
WebSphere Portal
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0951
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.