Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM UrbanCode Release is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading an authenticated user to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed HTTP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning, and other malicious activities.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-8900
Description: IBM UrbanCode Release is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading an authenticated user to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed HTTP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning, and other malicious activities.
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99055 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM UrbanCode Release 6.0.1.6 and earlier, 6.1.0.7 and earlier, and 6.1.1.1 and earlier.
Remediation/Fixes
This issue is fixed in the following releases:
Workarounds and Mitigations
- None
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
* 28 January 2015: Original copy published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
Disclaimer
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Internal Use Only
PSIRT # 2471 Record # 46808
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 June 2018
UID
swg21695293