IBM Cognos Command Center Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:61419
Info
IBM Cognos Command Center Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 61419 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2013-3979 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jul 23 2013 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jul 23 2013 12:00AM |
| Credit: | IBM |
| Vulnerable: |
IBM Star Command Center 3.0.7 IBM Star Command Center 1.6.1 IBM Cognos Command Center 10.0 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.1 |
Discussion
IBM Cognos Command Center Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
IBM Cognos Command Center is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize unspecified 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 and steal cookie-based authentication credentials.
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
IBM Cognos Command Center is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize unspecified 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 and steal cookie-based authentication credentials.
IBM Cognos Command Center 10.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
IBM Cognos Command Center Unspecified Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
To exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability, the attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.
To exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability, the attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.