Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Security Network Protection is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading an authenticated user to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed HTTP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning, and other malicious activities.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID:CVE-2014-6198
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Network Protection is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading an authenticated user to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed HTTP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning, and other malicious activities.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98610 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 Security Network Protection 5.3
Remediation/Fixes
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Product | VRMF | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Security Network Protection | Firmware version 5.3 | Install Fixpack 5.3.1 from the Available Updates page of the local management interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from SiteProtector. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
none
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References
Change History
8 May 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:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21958090