Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability

Security Bulletin

Summary

A cross-site scripting vulnerability was addressed by IBM InfoSphere Information Server.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-4298
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information 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/176475 for the current score.
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

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud	11.7
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud	11.5
InfoSphere Information Server	11.3

Remediation/Fixes

*Product*	*VRMF*	*APAR*	*Remediation/First Fix*
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud	11.7	JR62039	--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.1.0 Fix Pack 1
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud	11.5	JR62039	--Upgrade to a release where the issue is fixed
InfoSphere Information Server	11.3	JR62039	--Upgrade to a release where the issue is fixed

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Lukasz Plonka

Change History

18 May 2020: Initial Publication
03 March 2021: For version 11.5 fix, upgrade to version 11.7.1.1

*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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Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability