IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2018-1660 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	105446
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2018-1660
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 27 2018 12:00AM
Updated:	Sep 27 2018 12:00AM
Credit:	IBM
Vulnerable:	IBM Websphere Portal 9.0.0.0 CF15 IBM Websphere Portal 9.0.0.0 CF14 IBM Websphere Portal 9.0.0.0 IBM Websphere Portal 8.5.0.0 CF15 IBM Websphere Portal 8.5.0.0 CF14 IBM Websphere Portal 8.5.0.0 CF11 IBM Websphere Portal 8.5.0.0 CF09 IBM Websphere Portal 8.5.0.0 CF08 IBM Websphere Portal 8.5.0.0 CF06 IBM Websphere Portal 8.5.0.0 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF23 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF22 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF21 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF20 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF19 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF18 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF17 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF16 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF15 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF14 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF13 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF12 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF11 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF09 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 Cf08 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 Cf07 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 Cf06 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 Cf05 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 Cf04 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.1 CF005 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.0 CF06 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.0 Cf05 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.0 Cf04 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.0 Cf03 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.0 Cf02 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.0 Cf01 IBM Websphere Portal 8.0.0.0 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 CF30 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 CF29 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 CF28 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 CF27 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf26 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf25 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf24 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf23 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 CF026 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 CF022 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf021 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf020 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf019 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf018 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf017 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf016 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf015 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf014 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf013 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf012 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 Cf011 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.2 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.1 Cf019 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.1 Cf010 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.1 Cf009 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.1 Cf008 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.1 Cf007 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.1 Cf006 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.1 Cf005 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.1 CF004 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.1 CF002 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.1 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.0 Cf001 IBM Websphere Portal 7.0.0.0
Not Vulnerable:	IBM Websphere Portal 9.0.0.0 CF16 IBM Websphere Portal 8.5.0.0 CF16

IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2018-1660 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM WebSphere Portal is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to 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.

WebSphere Portal 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.0 CF15, 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.0.0 CF15, 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.1 CF23, and 7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF30 are vulnerable.

IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2018-1660 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit the issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to visit a specially crafted URL.

IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2018-1660 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

IBM WebSphere Portal CVE-2018-1660 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• IBM Homepage (IBM)
  
• Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal (CVE-2018-1660) (IBM)