A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 (Reporting Software). Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a clickjacking vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-451. The user interface (UI) does not properly represent critical information to the user, allowing the information - or its source - to be obscured or spoofed. This is often a component in phishing attacks. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.

The weakness was shared 09/25/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-4727 since 12/30/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/25/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1566.003 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• IBM

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• InfoSphere Information Server

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• 11.7

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