Medium severity · published Apr 23, 2018
CVE-2017-1486
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.1.1, and 10.2.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting
6.1
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.1.1, and 10.2.2 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: 128624.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CB
Cognos Business Intelligence · IBM
10.2; 10.2.1; 10.2.1.1; 10.2.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1486
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1486
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014202
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/128624
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