CVE-2021-38903
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-04-22 16:30
Modified
2024-09-16 19:57
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Summary
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.0, and 11.1.7 is vulnerable to 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 URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 209691.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209691VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0003/Third Party Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/209691VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220602-0003/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6570957Patch, Vendor Advisory
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