CVE-2014-4816

Description

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.

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95402	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69980	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/61423	third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/573356	third party advisory us government resource
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21682767	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61418	third party advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI23055	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-4816?: CVE-2014-4816 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-4816?: To fix CVE-2014-4816, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-4816 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-4816 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-352 – Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

Frequently Asked Questions