Security Bulletin: IBM Cognos Business Intelligence is affected by a vulnerability.

Summary

This bulletin addresses a cross-site scripting security vulnerability with IBM Cognos Business Intelligence.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2016-0217**
DESCRIPTION:** IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/109691 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.2
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.1.1
IBM Cognos Business Intelligence Server 10.2.1

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the fix listed below as soon as is practical.

10.2.2: <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042360&gt;
10.2.1.1: <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042360&gt;
10.2.1: <http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24042360&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None known. Apply fixes.