IBM Connections CVE-2015-7460 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	103485
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2015-7460
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 14 2016 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 14 2016 12:00AM
Credit:	IBM
Vulnerable:	IBM Connections 2.0.1 0 IBM Connections 5.0 IBM Connections 4.5 IBM Connections 4.0 IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 IBM Connections 3.0.1.0 IBM Connections 2.5.0.3 IBM Connections 2.5.0.2 IBM Connections 2.5.0.1 IBM Connections 2.5.0.0 IBM Connections 2.0.1.1 IBM Connections 2.0.0.0 IBM Connections 1.0.2.0
Not Vulnerable:	IBM Connections 5.0 CR4 IBM Connections 4.5 CR5 IBM Connections 4.0 CR4 IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 CR3

IBM Connections CVE-2015-7460 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM Connections is prone to an unspecified cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 and earlier, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 are vulnerable.

IBM Connections CVE-2015-7460 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.

IBM Connections CVE-2015-7460 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

IBM Connections CVE-2015-7460 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• IBM Homepage (IBM)
  
• Security Bulletin: IBM Connections Security Refresh for CVE-2015-7458, CVE-2015- (IBM)