PT-2017-8267 · Ibm · Ibm Infosphere Biginsights

Published 2017-02-01 · Updated 2017-02-15 · CVE-2016-2924

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM Infosphere BigInsights (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by improper validation of user-supplied input, leading to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could exploit this using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser, potentially stealing the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-2924

Affected Products

Ibm Infosphere Biginsights

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2924 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2924 · Vendor Advisory
• http://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987499 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/95973 · Note