CVE-2014-6187
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 · uneditedMultiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR) 6.3.x before 6.3.0.5, 7.0.x before 7.0.0.5, 7.5.x before 7.5.0.3, and 8.0.x before 8.0.0.2 allow remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.
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 · moderate confidenceMultiple CSRF vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository allow authenticated users to potentially hijack authentication of other users by tricking their authenticated sessions into making unintended requests. The specific attack vectors are not detailed in the advisory.
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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= 6.3.0= 6.3.0.1= 6.3.0.2= 6.3.0.3= 6.3.0.4= 7.0.0= 7.0.0.1= 7.0.0.2= 7.0.0.3= 7.0.0.4= 7.5.0.0= 7.5.0.1CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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 installed WSRR versionLocate the version information in the IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository installation. This is typically found in the installation directory, in a version file, or via the web console's About section. Common paths include the installation logs or the administrative console.Affected if The installed version matches one of the following: 6.3.0, 6.3.0.1, 6.3.0.2, 6.3.0.3, 6.3.0.4, 7.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, 7.0.0.3, 7.0.0.4, 7.5.0.0, or 7.5.0.1
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Confirm web console accessibilityDetermine if the WSRR web interface (typically accessed via HTTP/HTTPS on the configured application server port) is exposed and accessible to users or attackers. Check network configuration and firewall rules.Affected if The WSRR web administrative console is accessible over the network, as CSRF attacks require the web interface to be reachable.
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Verify user authentication methodReview how users authenticate to WSRR. Check if session-based authentication is used for the web console, which creates cookies or session tokens that could be targeted by CSRF.Affected if Users authenticate to the WSRR web console using session-based authentication that relies on cookies or session tokens.
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Inspect form submissions for anti-CSRF tokensIf accessible, examine the HTML source of WSRR web console pages to determine if anti-CSRF tokens or unique request identifiers are included in forms and POST requests.Affected if Forms and state-changing requests lack anti-CSRF token validation, making them vulnerable to cross-site request forgery.
You are affected if WSRR version 6.3.0 through 7.5.0.1 is installed and the web console is accessible with session-based authentication and no anti-CSRF protection in place.
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 IBM's vendor patches: upgrade to WSRR 6.3.0.5, 7.0.0.5, 7.5.0.3, 8.0.0.2 or later. Additionally, implement anti-CSRF tokens and SameSite cookie attributes as defense-in-depth.
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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