Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in IBM Cognos Products
CVE-2016-0217
5.4MEDIUM
Key Information:
- Vendor
- IBM Corporation
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 1 February 2017
Summary
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics have a vulnerability that allows for stored cross-site scripting due to inadequate validation of user-supplied input. This weakness can enable a remote attacker to inject malicious scripts into a web page, which, when accessed by a victim, executes within the context of the hosting site. Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials, posing significant risks to user security.
Affected Version(s)
Cognos Business Intelligence 10
Cognos Business Intelligence 8.3.0
Cognos Business Intelligence 8.4.1
References
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