IBM Rational Build Forge 7.1.0 uses the HTTP GET method during redirection from the authentication servlet to a PHP script, which makes it e

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

• ibm rational build forge7.1.0

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

• CVE-2008-2122IBM Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a port scan, which spawns multiple
  31Monitor
• CVE-2011-1034Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the UI in IBM Rational Build Forge 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script
  17Monitor
• CVE-2011-3391IBM Rational Build Forge 7.1.2 relies on client-side JavaScript code to enforce the EditSecurity permission requirement for the Export Key F
  16Monitor

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

1{2  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],3  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }4}

1{2  "permissions": ["activeTab"],3  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]4}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.