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IBM WebSphere Portal XSS Vulnerability

🗓️ 25 Aug 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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IBM WebSphere Portal XSS Vulnerability. Improper input validation allows remote attackers to execute scripts in a victim's browser, potentially stealing authentication credentials

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_portal";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106203");
  script_version("2025-09-05T15:40:40+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-05 15:40:40 +0000 (Fri, 05 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-08-25 13:21:11 +0700 (Thu, 25 Aug 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-03-03 16:43:00 +0000 (Thu, 03 Mar 2016)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-0244");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("IBM WebSphere Portal XSS Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_ibm_websphere_portal_detect.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ibm_websphere_portal/installed");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"IBM WebSphere Portal is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"IBM WebSphere Portal 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.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's
cookie-based authentication credentials.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"WebSphere Portal 8.5, 8.0, 7, 6.1");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Check the vendor's advisory for sulutions.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21976358");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
  exit(0);

if (!version = get_app_version(cpe: CPE, port: port))
  exit(0);

if (version =~ "^8\.5\.0") {
  if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "8.5.0.0.9")) {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "8.5.0.0 CF09");
    security_message(port: port, data: report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

if (version =~ "^8\.0\.0") {
  if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "8.0.0.1.20")) {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "8.0.0.1 CF20");
    security_message(port: port, data: report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

if (version =~ "^7\.0\.0") {
  if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "7.0.0.2.29")) {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "7.0.0.2 CF29");
    security_message(port: port, data: report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

if (version =~ "^6\.1\.5") {
  if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "6.1.5.3.27")) {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "6.1.5.3 CF27");
    security_message(port: port, data: report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

if (version =~ "^6\.1\.0") {
  if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "6.1.5.3.27")) {
    report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "6.1.5.3 CF27");
    security_message(port: port, data: report);
    exit(0);
  }
}

exit(0);

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