Vigil@nce - WebSphere AS: Cross Site Scripting via Admin Console
December 2018 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can trigger a Cross Site Scripting via Admin Console
of WebSphere AS, in order to run JavaScript code in the context of
the web site.
Impacted products: Rational ClearCase, Tivoli System Automation,
WebSphere AS Traditional.
Severity: 2/4.
Consequences: client access/rights.
Provenance: document.
Confidence: confirmed by the editor (5/5).
Creation date: 15/10/2018.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The WebSphere AS product offers a web service.
However, it does not filter received data via Admin Console before
inserting them in generated HTML documents.
An attacker can therefore trigger a Cross Site Scripting via Admin
Console of WebSphere AS, in order to run JavaScript code in the
context of the web site.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WebSphere-AS-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-Admin-Console-27498