CVE-2016-0218

MEDIUM

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence - Cross-Site Scripting via Crafted URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95456
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996417

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 36.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (16)
ibm/cognos_business_intelligence 10.1.1
ibm/cognos_business_intelligence 10.2
ibm/cognos_business_intelligence 10.2.1
ibm/cognos_business_intelligence 10.2.1.1
ibm/cognos_business_intelligence 10.2.2
IBM Corporation/Cognos Business Intelligence 10
IBM Corporation/Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1
IBM Corporation/Cognos Business Intelligence 10.1.1
IBM Corporation/Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2
IBM Corporation/Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2.1
... and 6 more
Published Feb 01, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026