CVE-2017-1291 Cross-site scripting in Maximo Asset Management
Remote attackers can exploit HTTP response splitting in IBM Maximo to perform cross-site scripting and cache poisoning, potentially exposing sensitive information.
- 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-2017-1291?
CVE-2017-1291 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 26 May 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 Maximo Asset Management 7.5 and 7.6 is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted URL to cause the server to return a split response, once the URL is clicked. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning, cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 125152.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1291?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Maximo Asset Management, Ibm Maximo Asset Management Essentials.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1291?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1291 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-2017-1291 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1291 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Maximo Asset Management
Sources
Also known as GHSA-56cf-c44q-gv8p.