CVE-2016-5897 Cross-site scripting in Jazz Reporting Service
Remote attackers can inject malicious HTML into IBM Jazz Reporting Service, leading to script execution in victims' browsers.
- 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-2016-5897?
CVE-2016-5897 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Jazz Reporting Service, 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 Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Jazz Reporting Service.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5897 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-2016-5897 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5897 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Jazz Reporting Service
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p39v-3r75-m2x2.