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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-0253 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T22:08:13.428Z
Reserved: 2015-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-0218
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-02-01T22:59:00.197
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2016-0218
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD