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Some scripts in the help system used by IBM Rational Synergy are vulnerable to open redirect or cross-site scripting attacks.
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| VULNERABILITY DETAILS: CVE ID: CVE-2012-2159 DESCRIPTION: Some scripts used by the help system are vulnerable to redirects from trusted to untrusted web sites when users click a malicious link. CVSS: CVSS Base Score: 4.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74832 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) CVE ID: CVE-2012-2161 DESCRIPTION: Some scripts used by the help system are vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to collect user credentials or cookie data when users click a malicious link. CVSS: CVSS Base Score: 4.3 CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74833 for the current score CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Affected Platforms: Any supported Rational Synergy Web Help platform Remediation: Upgrade to Rational Synergy version 7.2.0.3 (Rational Synergy 7.2.0.3) Workarounds: Use Rational Synergy remote help which connects to the Rational Synergy Information Center. Mitigation: Do not trust URL links to the Rational Synergy Help system given by untrusted users. Examine the URL for extra parameters and text that are not related to the Rational Synergy Web Help system. References: Complete CVSS Guide On-line Calculator V2 CVE-2012-2161 X-Force Vulnerability Database (http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74832) X-Force Vulnerability Database (http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74833) |
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