IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5.0 CF08 - CF10 < 8.5.0 CF11 PA_Theme_Creator Application XSRF

high Nessus Plugin ID 91916

Synopsis

The web portal software installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a cross-site request forgery vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM WebSphere Portal installed on the remote Windows host is 8.5.0 CF08 - CF10 prior to 8.5.0.0 CF11. It is, therefore, affected by a cross-site request forgery (XSRF) vulnerability due to a failure to require multiple steps, explicit confirmation, or a unique token when performing certain sensitive actions. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted link, to perform unauthorized actions.

Solution

Upgrade to IBM WebSphere Portal version 8.5.0 CF11.

See Also

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983974

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91916

File Name: websphere_portal_8_5_0_0_cf11.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/4/2016

Updated: 11/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2901

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_portal

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Portal

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 6/16/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2901

BID: 91258