IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3/11.5/11.7 Web UI cross site scripting
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.7 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3/11.5/11.7 (Reporting Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 176475.
The weakness was presented 05/19/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-4298 since 12/30/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/20/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 155432 for similar entry.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7
VulDB Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/30/2019 🔍05/19/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2020-4298 (🔍)
X-Force: 176475
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Entry
Created: 05/20/2020 06:23Updated: 10/18/2020 18:38
Changes: 05/20/2020 06:23 (40), 05/20/2020 06:28 (12), 10/18/2020 18:33 (1), 10/18/2020 18:38 (1)
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