Description
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. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2006-3918, but there are insufficient details to be sure.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- IBM Websphere Application Server 5.1.1 - WebContainer HTTP Request Header Security EDB-30768 · remote · Nov 15, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 26457 vdb-entry
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24017314
- 27674 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2007-3680 vdb-entry
- PK51068 vendor-advisory
- 38700 vdb-entry
- 1018963 vdb-entry