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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in JSoup affects IBM Forms Experience Builder (CVE-2015-6748)

Created by Jonathan McEwan on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/272629
272629

Security Bulletin


Summary

A JSoup vulnerablity which allows a remote attacker to exploit a specially-crafted URL to access user authentication credentials was addressed by IBM Forms Experience Builder.

Vulnerability Details

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6748
Description: JSoup is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user supplied input by the SafeHTML validator. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted URL. Once the URL is clicked, a script is executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 6.100
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/106163 for more information
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

IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.5
IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.5.1
IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.6

Remediation/Fixes

Product

VRMF APAR Remediation
IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.5.0.* LO87135 Download and Install 8.5.1.1
IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.5.1.* LO87135
IBM Forms Experience Builder 8.6.0.* LO87135 Download and Install 8.6.2.1

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Change History

19 November 2015 : Original version 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:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21971539