CVE-2012-3296

Summary

CVECVE-2012-3296
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-17 20:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Help link in the login panel in IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7R7.1.0 before SP4, 7R7.2.0 before SP2, and 7R7.3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Power Hardware Management Console 7r7.1.0 All All All
Application Ibm Power Hardware Management Console 7r7.1.0 sp0 All All
Application Ibm Power Hardware Management Console 7r7.1.0 sp1 All All
Application Ibm Power Hardware Management Console 7r7.1.0 sp2 All All
Application Ibm Power Hardware Management Console 7r7.1.0 sp3 All All
Application Ibm Power Hardware Management Console 7r7.2.0 All All All
Application Ibm Power Hardware Management Console 7r7.2.0 sp0 All All
Application Ibm Power Hardware Management Console 7r7.2.0 sp1 All All
Application Ibm Power Hardware Management Console 7r7.3.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Hardware Management Console Input Validation Hole in Login Panel Help Link Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Security Advisory SA50376 - IBM HMC Login Panel Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com
IBM Support: Fix Central af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com
IBM Support: Fix Central af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com
IBM Support: Fix Central af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com
IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com
IBM Blogs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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