IBM InfoSphere Information Server CVE-2018-1895 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	107062
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2018-1895
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 04 2018 12:00AM
Updated:	Dec 04 2018 12:00AM
Credit:	IBM
Vulnerable:	IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud 11.7 IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud 11.5 IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.7 IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.5 IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog 11.3
Not Vulnerable:

IBM InfoSphere Information Server CVE-2018-1895 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM InfoSphere Information Server is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to 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 products are affected:

IBM InfoSphere Information Governance Catalog versions 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7
IBM InfoSphere Information Server on Cloud versions 11.5, and 11.7

IBM InfoSphere Information Server CVE-2018-1895 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user into visiting a specially crafted URL.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server CVE-2018-1895 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• IBM Homepage (IBM)
  
• Security Bulletin: IBM InfoSphere Governance Catalog is affected by a Reflected ()