IBM Planning Analytics up to 2.0.9.1 Web UI cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in IBM Planning Analytics up to 2.0.9.1. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web UI. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-4645. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in IBM Planning Analytics up to 2.0.9.1. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0.0 through 2.0.9.1 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: 185717.

The weakness was published 07/29/2020 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-4645 since 12/30/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/30/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 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.

Similar entry is available at VDB-159129. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• IBM

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• Planning Analytics

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• 2.0.9.0
• 2.0.9.1

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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