VDB-96367 · CVE-2016-0217 · BID 95681

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence/Cognos Analytics Stored cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and Cognos Analytics. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes cross site scripting (Stored). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-0217. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and Cognos Analytics (Business Process Management Software) (unknown version) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). 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:

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

The bug was discovered 01/13/2017. The weakness was disclosed 02/01/2017 by Lukasz Juszczyk (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-0217 since 12/08/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95681†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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12/08/2015 🔍
01/13/2017 +402 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +19 days 🔍
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02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/08/2020 +1283 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Researcher: Lukasz Juszczyk
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-0217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-0217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96367
SecurityFocus: 95681 - IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server CVE-2016-0217 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-0217 - IBM - Multiple Products - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:48
Updated: 08/08/2020 18:30
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:48 (58), 08/08/2020 18:30 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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