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AA-2007.0104                  AUSCERT Advisory

                             [Win][UNIX/Linux]
         Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere
                            Application Server
                             19 November 2007
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        AusCERT Advisory Summary
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Product:              IBM WebSphere Application Server
Operating System:     AIX
                      HP-UX
                      Solaris
                      Linux variants
                      Windows
Impact:               Cross-site Scripting
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2007-5944
Member content until: Monday, December 17 2007

Original Bulletin:    
          http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24017314


OVERVIEW:

        A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been discovered in IBM 
        WebSphere Application Server which can allow remote attackers to 
        execute arbitrary scripting code.


IMPACT:

        The National Vulnerability Database [1], gives the following
        information regarding this vulnerability:

        "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Servlet Engine / Web 
        Container in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.1.4 through 
        5.1.1.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or 
        HTML via the Expect HTTP header." [2]


MITIGATION:

        PK51068_Fix is available for download on the IBM website. [3]

        IBM also plans to include the solution for this vulnerability in 
        the cumulative fix 5.1.1.17. [3]


REFERENCES:

        [1] National Vulnerability Database
            http://nvd.nist.gov/


        [2] National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2007-5944)
            http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-5944

        [3] IBM Support and Downloads
            http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24017314


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If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in 
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