VDB-96401 · CVE-2016-5897 · BID 94857

IBM Jazz Reporting Service cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM Jazz Reporting Service. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-5897. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Jazz Reporting Service (Reporting Software) (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code. 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:

IBM Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.

The bug was discovered 12/07/2016. The weakness was released 02/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5897 since 06/29/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 56 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 94857†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-96430. 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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Remote: Yes

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06/29/2016 🔍
12/07/2016 +161 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +56 days 🔍
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02/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/09/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-5897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96401
SecurityFocus: 94857 - IBM Jazz Reporting Service CVE-2016-5897 HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5897 - IBM - Jazz Reporting Service - HTML Injection Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2017 11:51
Updated: 08/09/2020 09:16
Changes: 02/02/2017 11:51 (58), 08/09/2020 09:16 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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