IBM SmartCloud Analytics Log Analysis CVE-2013-6738 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	67051
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2013-6738
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 24 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 19 2015 09:38AM
Credit:	IBM
Vulnerable:	IBM Websphere Portal 6.1 IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0
Not Vulnerable:

IBM SmartCloud Analytics Log Analysis CVE-2013-6738 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM SmartCloud Analytics Log Analysis 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.

IBM SmartCloud Analytics Log Analysis CVE-2013-6738 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user into visiting a specially crafted URL.

IBM SmartCloud Analytics Log Analysis CVE-2013-6738 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

IBM SmartCloud Analytics Log Analysis CVE-2013-6738 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• IBM Homepage (IBM)
  
• Cross-site scripting in Oauth (CVE-2013-6738) (IBM)
  
• Security Bulletin: Potential Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM WebSphere App (IBM)
  
• Security Bulletin: Potential Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM WebSphere App (IBM)
  
• Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities have been identified in IBM WebSpher (IBM)