CVE-2015-5050
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 Contract Management 9.5.0.x before 9.5.0.6 iFix15, 10.0.0.x and 10.0.1.x before 10.0.1.5 iFix5, 10.0.2.x before 10.0.2.7 iFix4, and 10.0.4.x before 10.0.4.0 iFix3 allows remote authenticated users 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 Contract Management allows authenticated remote attackers to trick authenticated users into unknowingly submitting malicious requests that insert XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) sequences into the application. Successful exploitation enables authentication hijacking, where an attacker can perform actions on behalf of victim users.
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= 9.5.0.4= 9.5.0.5= 9.5.0.6= 10.0.0.0= 10.0.0.1= 10.0.1.0= 10.0.1.1= 10.0.1.2CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 version of IBM Emptoris Contract ManagementCheck the application version through the admin console, about page, or version manifest file within the installation directoryAffected if The installed version matches 9.5.0.0 through 9.5.0.6, 10.0.0.0, 10.0.0.1, or 10.0.1.0 through 10.0.1.2
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Locate the deployment descriptor configurationFind the web.xml file in the deployed application's WEB-INF directoryAffected if The web.xml does not contain a CSRF protection filter or token validation mechanism
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Inspect state-changing forms for anti-CSRF tokensReview HTML source of forms that perform actions such as user management, contract creation, or data submission to verify the presence of unique token parametersAffected if Forms lack hidden token fields or CSRF tokens in their submissions
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Check application configuration for CSRF guard settingsSearch application configuration files for CSRFGuard, CSRF, or cross-site request forgery related settingsAffected if No CSRF protection framework or anti-CSRF token configuration is found in the application configuration
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Verify session handling for state-changing requestsConfirm that POST, PUT, or DELETE requests for sensitive operations require valid session tokens and do not rely solely on authentication cookiesAffected if State-changing requests can be completed without anti-CSRF token validation
A user is affected if the installed version matches any of the listed affected versions 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 the vendor-supplied iFix patches for the relevant version (9.5.0.6 iFix15, 10.0.1.5 iFix5, 10.0.2.7 iFix4, or 10.0.4.0 iFix3). Implement anti-CSRF tokens on all state-changing forms as a defense-in-depth measure.
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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-2015-5050 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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