CVE-2014-4816: XSS

Published Sep 23, 2014
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Updated

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Administrative Console in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.x through 6.1.0.47, 7.0 before 7.0.0.35, 8.0 before 8.0.0.10, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.4 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that insert XSS sequences.

Affected Software

120 affected components
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.0.1
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.0.2
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.0.3
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1.1
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1.2
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1.3
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1.5
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1.7
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1.9
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1.11
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1.13
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1.15
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.1.17
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.1
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.2
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.3
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.4
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.5
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.6
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.7
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.9
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.11
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.13
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.15
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.17
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.19
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.22
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.23
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.24
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.25
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.27
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.28
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.29
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.30
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.31
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.32
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.33
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.35
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.37
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.39
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.41
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.0.2.43
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.1
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.2
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.3
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.5
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.7
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.9
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.11
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.12
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.13
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.14
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.15
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.17
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.19
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.21
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.23
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.25
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.27
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.29
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.31
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.33
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.35
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.37
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.39
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.41
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.43
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.45
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=6.1.0.47
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.1
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.2
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.3
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.4
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.5
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.6
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.7
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.8
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.9
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.10
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.11
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.12
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.13
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.14
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.15
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.16
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.17
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.18
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.19
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.21
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.22
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.23
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.24
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.25
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.27
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.29
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.31
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=7.0.0.33
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.0.0.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.0.0.1
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.0.0.2
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.0.0.3
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.0.0.4
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.0.0.5
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.0.0.6
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.0.0.7
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.0.0.8
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.0.0.9
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.5.0.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.5.0.1
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.5.0.2
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.5.5.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.5.5.2
IBM WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web Services=8.5.5.3

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21682767

Event History

Sep 23, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4816?

CVE-2014-4816 has a high severity rating due to its potential for cross-site request forgery attacks that can compromise user accounts.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-4816?

To fix CVE-2014-4816, it is recommended to upgrade IBM WebSphere Application Server to a version that has patched the vulnerability, such as 7.0.0.35 or later, 8.0.0.10 or later, or 8.5.5.4 or later.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2014-4816?

CVE-2014-4816 affects remote authenticated users of specific versions of IBM WebSphere Application Server, including versions 6.x, 7.0 before 7.0.0.35, 8.0 before 8.0.0.10, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.4.

4

What impact does CVE-2014-4816 have on organizations?

The impact of CVE-2014-4816 includes the ability for attackers to hijack user sessions, potentially allowing them to perform actions on behalf of users without their consent.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-4816?

While upgrading to a patched version is the primary solution, limiting access to the administrative console can act as a temporary workaround for CVE-2014-4816.

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