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IBM Business Monitor – Cross-site scripting security vulnerability in local help system

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Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/238483
238483

Security Bulletin


Summary

A Cross-site scripting security vulnerability exists in the IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS), which is used to provide the product information centers for the IBM Business Monitor product.

Vulnerability Details

A remote attacker might exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted URL to execute a script in a web browser within the security context of the hosting web site after the URL is clicked. An attacker might use this vulnerability to steal the cookie-based authentication credentials for a user. For more details about Cross-site Scripting (XSS), see the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Wiki link, which is listed under Related URLs.


CVEID: CVE-2013-5449
Description: IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS) cross-site scripting 
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88056 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

  • WebSphere Business Monitor V6.2.x, 7.0.x
  • WebSphere Business Monitor on z/OS V7.0.x
  • IBM Business Monitor V7.5.x

Remediation/Fixes

Download the latest local help content, which is available through the following links. The local help content downloads are full packages, which include the updated framework that fixes this vulnerability.

Workarounds and Mitigations

Uninstall the BSpaceHelp_<DeploymentTarget> and IBM_BPM_Help_<DeploymentTarget> local help applications and refer to the online versions of the product information centers.

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Important Note

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

*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.

Disclaimer

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Product Synonym

Monitor

Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21664048

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