IBM Insights Foundation for Energy CVE-2017-1345 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	101279
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-1345
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 02 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 02 2017 12:00AM
Credit:	The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable:	IBM Insights Foundation for Energy 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

IBM Insights Foundation for Energy CVE-2017-1345 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM Insights Foundation for Energy is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

IBM Insights Foundation for Energy 2.0 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

IBM Insights Foundation for Energy CVE-2017-1345 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

IBM Insights Foundation for Energy CVE-2017-1345 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

IBM Insights Foundation for Energy CVE-2017-1345 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• IBM Homepage (IBM)
  
• swg22009039: Security Bulletin: IBM Insights Foundation for Energy has vulnerabi (IBM)