Security Bulletin
Summary
A security vulnerability has been addressed for: IBM Cognos - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2016-0218
DESCRIPTION: IBM Cognos TM1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109692 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.2
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.1.1
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.1
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.0
- IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.1.1
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the fix for versions listed as soon as practical.
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.1.1: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042720
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.0: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042721
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.1: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042721
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.1.1: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042721
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.2: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042721
BI versions that are supported by each TM1 version
BI Version | |||||||
TM1 Version | 10.1 | 10.1.1 | 10.2.0 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.1.1 | 10.2.2 | CA 11 |
10.1 | Y | Y | |||||
10.1.1 | Y | Y | Y | ||||
10.2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
10.2.2 | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
10.2.2.6 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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References
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability reported to IBM by Lukasz Juszczyk (ING Services Polska).
*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 Information
Modified date:
24 February 2020
UID
swg21997536