Security Bulletin: BigInsights is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in BigSheets and Data Server Manager (CVE-2017-1552, CVE-2017-1553, CVE-2017-1554)

Security Bulletin

Summary

BigInsights is affected by multiple UI vulnerabilities in BigSheets and Data Server Manager (DSM)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1552
DESCRIPTION: IBM Infosphere BigInsights is vulnerable to link injection. By persuading a victim to click on a specially-crafted URL link, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131396 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)

CVEID: CVE-2017-1553
DESCRIPTION: IBM Infosphere BigInsights 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/131397 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)

CVEID: CVE-2017-1554
DESCRIPTION: IBM Infosphere BigInsights could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131398 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

BigInsights 4.2, 4.2.5

Remediation/Fixes

Please contact technical support to obtain fix and install instructions.

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Change History

25 October 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

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Security Bulletin: BigInsights is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in BigSheets and Data Server Manager (CVE-2017-1552, CVE-2017-1553, CVE-2017-1554)