IBM iNotes CVE-2017-1421 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:102153
Info
IBM iNotes CVE-2017-1421 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 102153 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2017-1421 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Nov 20 2017 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Dec 19 2017 10:38PM |
| Credit: | IBM |
| Vulnerable: |
IBM iNotes 9.0.1 Fix Pack 8 IBM iNotes 9.0.1 Fix Pack 7 IBM iNotes 8.5.3 IBM iNotes 8.5.2 IBM iNotes 8.5.1 IBM iNotes 9.0.1 IBM iNotes 9.0 IBM iNotes 8.5 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
IBM iNotes 9.0.1 Fix Pack 9 |
Discussion
IBM iNotes CVE-2017-1421 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
IBM iNotes 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 may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
The following versions are affected:
IBM iNotes 9.0 and 9.0.1 prior to 9.0.1 Feature Pack 9
IBM iNotes 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.2 and 8.5.3
IBM iNotes 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 may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
The following versions are affected:
IBM iNotes 9.0 and 9.0.1 prior to 9.0.1 Feature Pack 9
IBM iNotes 8.5, 8.5.1, 8.5.2 and 8.5.3
Exploit / POC
IBM iNotes CVE-2017-1421 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.
To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.
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IBM iNotes CVE-2017-1421 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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