Security Bulletin
Summary
An Open redirection vulnerability was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server Enterprise Search, Information Analyzer and Information Governance Catalog.
Vulnerability Details
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/167363 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
The following products, running on all supported platforms, are affected:
IBM InfoSphere Information Server Enterprise Search: versions 11.7.0.2 and 11.7.1.0
IBM InfoSphere Information Analyzer: versions 11.7.0.2 and 11.7.1.0
IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog: versions 11.7.0.2 and 11.7.1.0
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud: version 11.7
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| InfoSphere Information Server Enterprise Search, Information Analyzer, Information Governance Catalog, Information Server on Cloud | 11.7 | JR61496 | --Apply InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.0 Service Pack 2 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
01 November 2019: Original version published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
01 November 2019
UID
ibm11074036