SNS Vulnerability

IBM Security Access Manager for Web Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Description

(:A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Security Access Manager for Web.:A remote attacker can exploit it in order to execute arbitrary Javascript or HTML code by inciting their victim into following a specially formed link.::This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input.)

Vulnerable Products

Vulnerable Software:
Security Access Manager for Web (Tivoli Access Manager for e-business) (IBM) - 8.0.0.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.0.1, 8.0.1.1, 8.0.1.2, 8.0.1.3, 9.0, 9.0.0.1

Solution

- 9.0 - 9.0.0.1: 9.0.0.1-ISS-ISAM-IF0001.

CVE

CVE-2015-8531

References

- IBM Security Bulletin: A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in IBM Security Access Manager for Web (CVE-2015-8531)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21974651

Vulnerability Manager Detection

IPS Protection

ASQ Engine alarm	Available Since
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'iframe' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'meta' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious tag with event found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'applet' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' attribute found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'img' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'a' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : cookie access attempt using script language found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'embed' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'object' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'form' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : javascript code found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : evasion attempt using tag characters encoding in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'style' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Phishing : suspicious 'link' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'script' tag found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : 'location' javascript object found in URL	3.2.0
XSS - Prevention - GET : suspicious 'div' tag found in URL	3.2.0

Risk level

Low

Vulnerability First Public Report Date

2016-02-11

Target Type

Server

Possible exploit

Remote