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Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting Attack (CVE-2016-9715)

Created by Francine Vandygriff on
Published URL:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/565679
565679

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting Attack and could allow users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI and lead to disclosure of credentials.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-9715
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/119728 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

This vulnerability is known to affect the following offerings:

Affected IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Server and IBM Master Data Management on Cloud
Affected Versions
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management11.0
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management11.3
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management11.4
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management
IBM Master Data Management on Cloud		11.5
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management11.6

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix as soon as practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available.

Product VRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition
11.0
None11.0.0.6-MDM-SAE-FP06IF004
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition
11.3
None11.3.0.6-MDM-SE-AE-FP06IF001
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition
11.4
None11.4.0.7-MDM-SE-AE-FP07IF002
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition,
IBM Master Data Management on Cloud
11.5
None11.5.0.5-MDM-SAE-FP05IF001
IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management Standard/Advanced Edition
11.6
None11.6.0.2-MDM-SAE-IF001

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
On-line Calculator v2

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

27 July 2017: 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.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 April 2022

UID

swg22006611

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