IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2014-4770 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:69981

Info

IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2014-4770 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 69981
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-4770
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 18 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:09PM
Credit: Lukasz Plonka
Vulnerable: IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS 7.0.0.20
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.5
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0 2
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0 1
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 3
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 29
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 21
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 10
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 .9
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 .8
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 .2
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 .13
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 .12
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0 .11
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 45
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 41
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .9
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .8
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .7
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .6
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .5
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .4
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .33
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .32
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .3
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .25
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .23
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .22
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .21
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .20
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .2
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .19
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .18
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .17
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .15
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .14
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .13
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .12
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .11
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .10
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1 .1
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.5.3
- IBM AIX 4.3
- Linux kernel 2.3 .x
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.5.2
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.5.1
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.5.0
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.0.2
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.0.1
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.0.0
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.9
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.8
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.7
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.6
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.5
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.4
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.4
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.3
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.10
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.1
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.0
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.7
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.6
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.5
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.4
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.33
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.31
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.27
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.25
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.24
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.23
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.22
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.19
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.18
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.17
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.16
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.15
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.14
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.13
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.1
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.0
IBM Websphere Application Server 7
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.47
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.45
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.43
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.39
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.37
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.35
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.34
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.33
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.31
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.29
IBM Websphere Application Server 6.1.0.27
Not Vulnerable: IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5.5.4
IBM Websphere Application Server 8.0.0.10
IBM Websphere Application Server 7.0.0.35

Discussion

IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2014-4770 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM WebSphere Application Server is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because they fail to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

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

Exploit / POC

IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2014-4770 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

References

IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2014-4770 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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