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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.0230
Security Bulletin: IBM UrbanCode Release is vulnerable to a cross-site
request forgery allowing a malicious site to force log-out (CVE-2014-8900)
30 January 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM UrbanCode Release
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Cross-site Request Forgery -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-8900
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21695293
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Security Bulletin: IBM UrbanCode Release is vulnerable to a cross-site request
forgery allowing a malicious site to force log-out (CVE-2014-8900)
Document information
More support for:
IBM UrbanCode Release
General Information
Software version:
6.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.1, 6.0.1.1, 6.0.1.2, 6.0.1.3, 6.0.1.4, 6.1, 6.1.0.1,
6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3, 6.1.0.4, 6.1.0.5, 6.1.0.6, 6.1.0.7, 6.1.1, 6.1.1.1
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows
Reference #:
1695293
Modified date:
2015-01-29
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 http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/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:
IBM UrbanCode Release 6.1.0.8
IBM UrbanCode Release 6.1.1.2
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
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
According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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