# CVE-2017-1342: Information disclosure in Insights Foundation for Energy

> Authenticated users can view sensitive information in error messages, potentially aiding further attacks against IBM Insights Foundation for Energy.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jx9h-fhqx-5q6v

## What is CVE-2017-1342?

CVE-2017-1342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Insights Foundation for Energy, published on 7 Dec 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Insights Foundation for Energy 2.0 could reveal sensitive information in error messages to authenticated users that could e used to conduct further attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 126457.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1342?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Insights Foundation for Energy.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1342?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1342 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Insights Foundation for Energy

- [CVE-2017-1311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1311/): SQL injection in Insights Foundation for Energy (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1345](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1345/): Cross-site scripting in Insights Foundation for Energy (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2017-1141](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1141/): Information disclosure in IBM Insights Foundation for Energy (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1342 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Insights Foundation for Energy, published on 7 Dec 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Insights Foundation for Energy. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1342/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1342/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1342
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1342
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1342

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1342/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.