IBM Star Command Center up to 3.0.5 Web Client cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM Star Command Center up to 3.0.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Client. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-3979. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Star Command Center up to 3.0.5. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Web Client. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the help pages in Web\Content\Help\ in the Web Client in IBM Cognos Command Center (aka Star Command Center or Star Analytics) before 10.1, when Internet Explorer is used, allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 07/25/2013 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-3979 since 06/07/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 3.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84904), SecurityFocus (BID 61419†) and Secunia (SA54286†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Star Command Center 3.0.6

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06/07/2013 🔍
07/23/2013 +46 days 🔍
07/25/2013 +2 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +607 days 🔍
01/04/2022 +2478 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-3979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-3979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64537
X-Force: 84904 - IBM Cognos Star Command Center cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 61419 - IBM Cognos Command Center Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 54286
SecurityTracker: 1028829

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/04/2022 08:16
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (52), 02/23/2018 10:22 (6), 01/04/2022 08:16 (3)
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