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Security Bulletin: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server for Bluemix (CVE-2016-0283)

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Summary

There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Liberty for Java for IBM Bluemix when using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) client.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0283
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting in the OIDC client web application caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111229 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

This vulnerability affects the following versions and releases of IBM WebSphere Application Server for Bluemix

  • Version 8.5.5 Liberty Profile

Remediation/Fixes

To patch an existing service instance refer to the IBM WebSphere Application Server bulletin:
Security Bulletin: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-0283)

Alternatively, delete the vulnerable service instance and create a new instance. The new maintenance will be included.

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

15 April 2016: Original document published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21981221

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