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IBM WebSphere Portal Server Authentication Bypass
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31443
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Release Date:
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2008-08-19
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Last Update:
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2008-09-15
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Popularity:
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3,069 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | IBM WebSphere Portal 6.x
IBM WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms 5.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-3423
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Description:
The Security Assurance Team of the National Australia Bank has reported a vulnerability in WebSphere Portal Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to the administrative interface not properly restricting access to certain pages. This can be exploited to perform certain administrative actions via a specially crafted HTTP request.
The vulnerability is reported in IBM WebSphere Portal and Portal Express versions 5.1.0.0, 5.1.0.1, 5.1.0.2, 5.1.0.3, 5.1.0.4, 5.1.0.5, 6.0.0.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.1.0, 6.0.1.1, 6.0.1.3, 6.1.0.0.
Solution:
Update to version 6.0.1.4 or apply APAR PK67104 (please see vendor advisory for more information).
Provided and/or discovered by:
Security Assurance Team of the National Australia Bank
Changelog:
2008-08-20: Updated credits section.
2008-08-21: Updated "Description".
2008-09-15: Updated "Solution" and "Original Advisory" section with additional information. Added "IBM WebSphere Portal for Multiplatforms 5.x" to list of affected products.
Original Advisory:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview....8&ca=portall2&uid=swg1PK67104
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21318491
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21318500
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