CVE-2016-0218 Cross-site scripting in Cognos Business Intelligence
Remote attackers can execute scripts in victims' browsers via crafted URLs to steal authentication credentials in IBM Cognos Analytics.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-0218?
CVE-2016-0218 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Corporation Cognos Business Intelligence, published on 1 Feb 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0218?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0218?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-0218 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0218 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Cognos Business Intelligence
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vq37-vvmq-jwxp.