IBM InfoSphere Information Server up to 8.6 Administration cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server up to 8.6. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Administration. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4819. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM InfoSphere Information Server up to 8.6 (Reporting Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Administration. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in InfoSphere Business Glossary 8.1.1 and 8.1.2, InfoSphere DataStage Operation Console, InfoSphere Administration, and Reporting and Repository Management Web Console in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5 before FP3, and 8.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 01/31/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4819 since 09/06/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 8.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78666) and Secunia (SA51985†). The entries VDB-63468, VDB-63466, VDB-63465 and VDB-63464 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: InfoSphere Information Server 8.7

Timelineinfo

09/06/2012 🔍
01/30/2013 +146 days 🔍
01/31/2013 +1 days 🔍
01/31/2013 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +782 days 🔍
02/04/2018 +1048 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4819 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4819
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63467
X-Force: 78666 - IBM InfoSphere Information Server multiple cross-site scripting
Secunia: 51985 - IBM InfoSphere Information Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/04/2018 10:44
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (52), 02/04/2018 10:44 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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