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CVE-2011-0286

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in webdesktop/app in the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager component in Research In Motion (RIM) BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software before 5.0.2 MR5 and 5.0.3 before MR1, and BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software 5.0.1 and 5.0.2, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the displayErrorMessage parameter in a ManageDevices action.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-0286 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from rim, from rim organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-04-18T18:55:00.877

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	rim	blackberry_enterprise_server	5.0.0	Yes
Application	rim	blackberry_enterprise_server	5.0.1	Yes
Application	rim	blackberry_enterprise_server	5.0.2	Yes
Application	rim	blackberry_enterprise_server	5.0.3	Yes
Application	rim	blackberry_enterprise_server_express	5.0.1	Yes
Application	rim	blackberry_enterprise_server_express	5.0.2	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/44183 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025356 ([email protected])
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB26296 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/CYBSEC_Advisory_2011_0401_Cross_Site_Scripting_XSS_in_Blackberry_WebDesktop.pdf Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47324 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0971 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/44183 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025356 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB26296 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/CYBSEC_Advisory_2011_0401_Cross_Site_Scripting_XSS_in_Blackberry_WebDesktop.pdf Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47324 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0971 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For rim's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.