CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
Percentile
47.3%
The version of WebSphere Portal on the remote host is affected by a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability if the version of Connections Portlets installed is not 4.5.1 FP1 or newer.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(72646);
script_version("1.6");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:16");
script_cve_id("CVE-2014-0855");
script_bugtraq_id(65477);
script_name(english:"IBM Connections Portlets for WebSphere Portal Reflected XSS");
script_summary(english:"Checks for the installation of Connections Portlets for WebSphere Portal.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has web portal software installed that is
affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of WebSphere Portal on the remote host is affected by a
reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability if the version of
Connections Portlets installed is not 4.5.1 FP1 or newer.");
# https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/ibm_security_bulletin_fix_available_for_cross_site_scripting_vulnerabilities_in_ibm_connections_portlets_for_websphere_portal_cve_2014_0855?lang=en_us
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?3ca857af");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21663921");
# https://greenhouse.lotus.com/plugins/plugincatalog.nsf/assetDetails.xsp?action=editDocument&documentId=B72C4E177060582285257B3A0053BB6F
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?269c6bdf");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"IBM has published fix pack 1 (FP1) for Connections Portlets for
WebSphere Portal version 4.5.1. Refer to IBM's advisory for more
information.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/02/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/02/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/02/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_portal");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("websphere_portal_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Portal");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("install_func.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_hotfixes_fcheck.inc");
app_name = "IBM WebSphere Portal";
install = get_single_install(app_name:app_name, exit_if_unknown_ver:TRUE);
paa = "IBM Connections Portlets for WebSphere Portal";
paa_ver = UNKNOWN_VER;
paa_fix = "4.5.1";
version = install['version'];
path = install['path'];
# Only 7.0.0.2 and 8.0.0.1 are affected
if (version != "7.0.0.2" && version != "8.0.0.1") audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, app_name, version, path);
file = path + "..\wp_profile\paa\SNPortlets\SNPortlets.properties";
if (isnull(hotfix_file_exists(path:file))) exit(1, 'An error occurred while attempting to access ' + file + '.');
else if (!hotfix_file_exists(path:file))
{
hotfix_check_fversion_end();
audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, app_name + ' without ' + paa, version, path);
}
notices_file = path + "..\wp_profile\paa\SNPortlets\documentation\license\notices";
data = hotfix_get_file_contents(notices_file);
hotfix_handle_error(error_code:data["error"], file:notices_file, appname:paa, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
data = unicode2ascii(string:data["data"]);
matches = eregmatch(pattern:"IBM Connections ([0-9.]+) Portlets for WebSphere Portal", string:data);
hotfix_check_fversion_end();
paa_ver = matches[1];
if (isnull(paa_ver)) paa_ver = UNKNOWN_VER;
# if we cannot determine the version,
# or if the version is 4.5.1, which may or may not be patched,
# then we continue unless it is a paranoid scan
if (paa_ver == UNKNOWN_VER || paa_ver == paa_fix)
{
if (report_paranoia < 2)
exit(0, 'Nessus cannot determine if version ' + paa_ver + ' of ' + paa + ' is affected.');
}
# 4.0 through 4.5.1
else if (paa_ver !~ "^4\." || ver_compare(ver:paa_ver, fix:paa_fix, strict:FALSE) > 0)
audit(AUDIT_INST_PATH_NOT_VULN, app_name + ' with ' + paa, paa_ver, path);
report =
'\n Installed version of WebSphere Portal : ' + version +
'\n Detected version of Connections Portlets : ' + paa_ver +
'\n Fixed version of Connections Portlets : ' + paa_fix + " FP1" +
'\n';
port = kb_smb_transport();
set_kb_item(name:'www/0/XSS', value:TRUE);
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:port, extra:report);
else security_warning(port);