CVE-2014-3061
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis 9.5.x before 9.5.0.4, 10.0.1.x before 10.0.1.3, and 10.0.2.x before 10.0.2.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that insert XSS sequences.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCSRF vulnerability in IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis allows remote attackers to hijack authenticated users' sessions to inject XSS sequences via malicious requests. The flaw affects versions 9.5.x before 9.5.0.4, 10.0.1.x before 10.0.1.3, and 10.0.2.x before 10.0.2.4.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 9.5.0.0= 9.5.0.1= 9.5.0.2= 9.5.0.3= 10.0.1.0= 10.0.1.1= 10.0.1.2= 10.0.2.0= 10.0.2.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis versionAccess the application's About or System Information page, typically found in the administration or help menu. Alternatively, check installation directories for version manifest files or check the WAR/EAR file properties if deployed on WebSphere.Affected if The installed version is 9.5.0.0 through 9.5.0.3, 10.0.1.0 through 10.0.1.2, or 10.0.2.0 through 10.0.2.3
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Confirm web application deploymentVerify that the IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis web application is deployed and accessible. Check the application server (typically IBM WebSphere) for the deployed Emptoris application EAR or WAR file.Affected if The application is deployed and accessible to users
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Inspect form submissions for anti-CSRF protectionUse browser developer tools to examine HTML forms that perform state-changing actions (such as user creation, data submission, or configuration changes). Look for a hidden input field containing a token or session identifier, or check request headers for CSRF token validation.Affected if Forms lack anti-CSRF tokens in hidden fields and no token validation occurs server-side (the vulnerability exists when tokens are missing)
The environment is affected if IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis version 9.5.0.0-9.5.0.3, 10.0.1.0-10.0.1.2, or 10.0.2.0-10.0.2.3 is installed AND the application lacks anti-CSRF token protection on state-changing forms.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches (9.5.0.4, 10.0.1.3, 10.0.2.4) or implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing forms and validate them server-side.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-3061 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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