Security Bulletin
Summary
Dojo Toolkit is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability in 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. IBM MQ Light has addressed the applicable CVE.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-5654
DESCRIPTION: Dojo Toolkit is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability in 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/107041 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
IBM MQ Light V1.0 on all platforms.
The version of IBM MQ Light can be determined by running "mqlight-config --version". A V1.0 installation will return text containing:
Name: IBM MQ Light
Version: 1.0
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to the latest version of IBM MQ Light.
The following link describes how to re-use the data from a V1.0 installation using an upgraded installation:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSBJCR_1.0.0/com.ibm.mq.koa.doc/tmql_data.htm
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
21 December 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.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21972003