Cross-site scripting in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2011-2172

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Cross-site scripting in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2011-2172

Published: May 26, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45016
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2172
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
WebSphere Portal

Detailed vulnerability description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in the search center in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.1 before CF004. A remote authenticated 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2011-2172

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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