#VU42820 Cross-site scripting in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2013-0549

Vulnerability identifier: #VU42820

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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-2013-0549

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
WebSphere Portal
Server applications / Application servers

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the Web Content Manager - Web Content Viewer Portlet in the server in IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0.0.x through 7.0.0.2 CF22 and 8.0.0.x through 8.0.0.1 CF5, when the IBM Portlet API is used,. 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.

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

Vulnerable software versions

WebSphere Portal: 7.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.1

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External links
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM84525
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21638984
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82762

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.