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Security Bulletin: IBM Content Navigator Potential Clickjacking Vulnerability (CVE-2013-5462)

Created by Matt Bogusz on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/506649
506649

Security Bulletin


Summary

If the IBM Content Navigator application URL is opened within a frame in a web page, it's possible for the frame to record user input, potentially capturing sensitive information like login credentials.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2013-5462

DESCRIPTION:
The IBM Content Navigator application URL can be opened within a frame in a web page. In this context it is possible for the containing parent frame to record user input to the contained frame, capturing sensitive information like login credentials. The attack requires that a user be tricked into opening a page provided by an attacker.

CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88358 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Content Navigator 2.0.0, 2.0.1, and 2.0.2

IBM Content Navigator is a component that is available to customers in these products (and the products that contain them):

· IBM Content Manager
· IBM FileNet Content Manager
· IBM Content Foundation
· IBM Content Manager OnDemand

Remediation/Fixes

  1. First, update the IBM Content Navigator installation:
    • Version 2.0.0: Upgrade to IBM Content Navigator version 2.0.2 and apply fix pack 2.0.2.1-ICN-FP001
    • Version 2.0.1: Apply fix pack 2.0.1.2-ICN-FP002
    • Version 2.0.2: Apply fix pack 2.0.2.1-ICN-FP001

  2. Using a text editor, open the header.jsp file from the IBM Content Navigator installation location:

    ...\IBM\ECMClient\configure\explodedformat\navigator\header.jsp

    Enable the protection against clickjacking by changing the following line near the top of the file:

    boolean allowInFrame = true;

    to:

    boolean allowInFrame = false;
  3. In the IBM Content Navigator Configuration and Deployment Tool:
    • Run the "Build the Web Application" task to build the IBM Content Navigator web application EAR file.
    • Run the "Deploy the Web Application" task to deploy IBM Content Navigator.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None known, apply fixes

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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

*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

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
17 June 2018

UID

swg21660223

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