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Sid
16686

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in websphere application server.

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Impact:
  Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative console in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.23 on z/OS allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

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Affected Systems:
IBM websphere application server 6.1
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.0
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.1
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.10
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.11
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.12
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.13
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.14
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.15
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.16
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.17
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.18
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.19
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.2
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.20
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.21
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.22
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.3
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.4
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.5
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.6
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.7
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.8
IBM websphere application server 6.1.0.9

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Difficult.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2009-0855:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-0855
  
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