Cross-site request forgery in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2017-1194
Published: May 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6396
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1194
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
IBM WebSphere Application Server
IBM WebSphere Application Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform CSRF attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of the HTTP request origin within the OAuth service provider. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and perform certain actions on the WebSphere Application Server with privileges of the current user.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1194
Apply the iterim fix PI77770.