CVE-2016-0217

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
IBM Corporation
Status
Cognos Business Intelligence
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 February 2017

Summary

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Affected Version(s)

Cognos Business Intelligence 10

Cognos Business Intelligence 8.3.0

Cognos Business Intelligence 8.4.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95681
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http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996417
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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