Zero-Day Advisory

Fortinet Discovers IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Summary

Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management.
IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management is an application lifecycle management solution that includes IBM Rational Team Concert, IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation and IBM Rational Quality Manager products.
The cross-site scripting vulnerability is caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Solutions

FortiGuard Labs released the following FortiGate IPS signature which covers this specific vulnerability:

IBM.Collaborative.Lifecycle.Management.XSS
Released Jun 01, 2016

FortiWeb can cover this specific vulnerability with following signature category:

Cross Site Scripting

Users should apply the solution provided by IBM.

Additional Information

Following are the products which are affected by this vulnerability.

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 3.0.1.6

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0.1

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0.2

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0.3

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0.4

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0.5

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0.6

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 4.0.7

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0.1

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0.2

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 6.0

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 6.0.1

IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 6.0.2

References

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21991478
  

  https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/111053?cm_mc_uid=72036945813814759881471&cm_mc_sid_50200000=1475988147
  

  
  

• CVE-2016-0273

Acknowledgement

This vulnerability was discovered by Honggang Ren of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs.

IPS Subscription

Fortinet customers who subscribe to Fortinet's intrusion prevention (IPS) service should be protected against this vulnerability with the appropriate configuration parameters in place. Fortinet's IPS service is one component of FortiGuard Subscription Services, which also offer comprehensive solutions such as antivirus, Web content filtering and antispam capabilities. These services enable protection against threats on both application and network layers. FortiGuard Services are continuously updated by FortiGuard Labs, which enables Fortinet to deliver a combination of multi-layered security intelligence and true zero-day protection from new and emerging threats. These updates are delivered to all FortiGate, FortiMail and FortiClient products. Fortinet strictly follows responsible disclosure guidelines to ensure optimum protection during a threat's lifecycle.