CVE-2016-3038 Cross-site scripting in Cognos TM1

What is CVE-2016-3038?

CVE-2016-3038 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Corporation Cognos TM1, published on 17 Apr 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 TM1 10.1 and 10.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 114614.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3038?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3038 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-2016-3038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Cognos TM1

• 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-hcq4-cqg9-5wj3.