Security Bulletin
Summary
An IDA cross-site scripting vulnerability to an XSS attack in a web server was addressed by Rational Software Architect, Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software and Rational Software Architect RealTime.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-7439
DESCRIPTION: IBM InfoSphere Data Architect is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. 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/107990 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
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
Rational Software Architect, Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software and Rational Software Architect RealTime: Ver 8.5 through 9.5
Remediation/Fixes
Product |
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Rational Software Architect | RSA_Cross-Site_Scripting_Vulnerability_iFix |
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software (RSA4WS) | RSA4WS_Cross-Site_Scripting_Vulnerability_iFix |
Rational Software Architect RealTime (RSART) | RSART_Cross-Site_Scripting_Vulnerability_iFix |
Installation Instructions
Instructions to download and install the update from the compressed files
2. Exit Rational Software Architect (your version of the product) 3. Extract the compressed files in an appropriate directory. For example, choose to extract to C:\temp\update 4. Place the "xxxx_patch" folder (where xxx is installed product version such as 855 etc), along with its "features" and "plugins" subfolder contents, inside the <install_dir>/dropins/ (for example C:\Program Files\IBM\SDP\dropins) folder of your product installation directory. 5. Launch your product with "-clean" option and 'Run As Administrator'. |
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References
Acknowledgement
This vulnerability was discovered by Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs.
*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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Document Information
Modified date:
10 September 2020
UID
swg21972909