CVE-2016-0217 describes a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and IBM Cognos Analytics due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could inject malicious scripts into a web page, which would execute in a victim's browser upon viewing, potentially allowing for the theft of cookie-based authentication credentials. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, but with a network-based attack vector. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:cognos_analytics:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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