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Security Bulletin: A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in IBM Security Access Manager for Web (CVE-2015-8531)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks that could be used to steal the victim's authentication credentials.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-8531
DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, 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/109673 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 Security Access Manager for Web 8.0 appliances, all firmware versions
IBM Security Access Manager 9.0 appliances, all firmware versions

Remediation/Fixes

The table below provides links to patches for all affected versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README file included with the patch.

ProductVRMFAPARRemediation
IBM Security Access Manager for Web8.0 - 8.0.1.3IV806921. For 8.0-8.0.1.2 environments, upgrade to 8.0.1.3:
8.0.1-ISS-WGA-FP0003
2. Apply 8.0.1.3 Interim Fix 4:8.0.1.3-ISS-WGA-IF0004
IBM Security Access Manager9.0 - 9.0.0.1IV806921. For 9.0 environments, upgrade to 9.0.0.1:
9.0.0-ISS-ISAM-FP0001
2. Apply 9.0.0.1 Interim Fix 1:
9.0.0.1-ISS-ISAM-IF0001

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

IBM X-Force Ethical Hacking Team: Paul Ionescu, Warren Moynihan, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, John Zuccato, Chris Shepherd, Dmitriy Beryoza

Change History

February 12, 2016: Added Acknowledgement
February 1, 2016: 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

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:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21974651

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