CVE-2017-1500

Published Aug 1, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the authorization function exposed by RESTful Web Api of IBM Worklight Framework 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.0, 7.1, and 8.0. The vulnerable parameter is "scope"; if you set as its value a "realm" not defined in authenticationConfig.xml, you get an HTTP 403 Forbidden response and the value will be reflected in the body of the HTTP response. By setting it to arbitrary JavaScript code it is possible to modify the flow of the authorization function, potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted session.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-10516 A Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the authorization function exposed by RESTful Web Api of IBM Worklight Framework 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.0, 7.1, and 8.0. The vulnerable parameter is "scope"; if you set as its value a "realm" not defined in authenticationConfig.xml, you get an HTTP 403 Forbidden response and the value will be reflected in the body of the HTTP response. By setting it to arbitrary JavaScript code it is possible to modify the flow of the authorization function, potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted session.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 1:26 AM
Reserved
Nov 30, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 1, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:14 AM