Security Bulletin
Summary
An HTML injection vulnerability was addressed in IBM InfoSphere Information Server.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4740
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.
CVSS Base score: 5.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188150 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.
CVSS Base score: 5.2
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188150 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| InfoSphere Information Server | 11.7 |
| InfoSphere Information Server | 11.5 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Product | VRMF | APAR | Remediation/First Fix |
| InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud | 11.7 | JR62780 | --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0 --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.1 or for Red Hat 8 installations --Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.2 |
| InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud | 11.5 | JR62780 | --Upgrade to version 11.7 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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Change History
09 Oct 2020: Initial Publication
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
09 October 2020
UID
ibm16346920