# CVE-2015-0176: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URI in IBM WebSphere MQ, potentially leading to code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Apr 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2mqc-3p57-rvmw

## What is CVE-2015-0176?

CVE-2015-0176 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 27 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MQ XR WebSockets Listener in WMQ Telemetry in IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 before 8.0.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URI that is included in an error response.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0176?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Mq.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0176?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-0176 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Mq

- [CVE-2009-0896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0896/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-6044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6044/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2018-1998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1998/): Command injection in MQ (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1792/): Code injection in MQ (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2009-3160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-3160/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0176 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0176 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Mq, published on 27 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Websphere Mq. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0176/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0176/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0176
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0176
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0176

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.