CVE-2016-0221 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2016-0221?

CVE-2016-0221 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Cognos TM1, as used in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2 before IF20, 10.2.1 before IF17, 10.2.1.1 before IF16, 10.2.2 before IF12, and 10.1.1 before IF19, allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0221?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0221 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-2016-0221 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2012-4858 Deserialization in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2016-8960 Privilege escalation in Cognos Business Intelligence High 8.8
• CVE-2016-3036 Memory corruption in Cognos TM1 High 7.5
• CVE-2017-1764 Information disclosure in Cognos Business Intelligence High 7.0
• CVE-2016-0254 XML external entity in Cognos Business Intelligence Medium 6.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-6r6q-5mwq-h2mg.