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Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Information Server is affected by a vulnerability in Marked (CVE-2017-1000427)

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Summary

Marked is used by a third party component that is used in IBM InfoSphere Information Server. A vulnerability in Marked was addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2017-1000427
DESCRIPTION:   Marked is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the data: URI parser. 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: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/137243 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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 Server11.7

Remediation/Fixes

ProductVRMFAPARRemediation/First Fix
InfoSphere Information Server, Information Server on Cloud11.7JR63876
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.0
--Apply IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.1.3

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

29 Oct 2021: Initial Publication

*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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Document Information

Modified date:
29 October 2021

Initial Publish date:
29 October 2021

UID

ibm16509620