CVE-2016-0217

Published Feb 1, 2017

Last updated 5 years ago

Overview

Description
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5.4
Impact score
2.7
Exploitability score
2.3
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
3.5
Impact score
2.9
Exploitability score
6.8
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-79

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations