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Security Bulletin: IBM Security Network Protection is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. (CVE-2014-6189)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Security Network Protection contains a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

Vulnerability Details


CVEID:CVE-2014-6189

DESCRIPTION: IBM Security Network Protection is 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.

CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98558 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected Products and Versions

Products: IBM Security Network Protection (XGS) models 3100, 4100, 5100, 7100
Firmware versions: 5.2 and 5.3

Remediation/Fixes

IBM has provided fixes for all supported versions. Follow the installation instructions in the README files included with the fix.

ProductVersionRemediation
IBM Security Network Protection5.25.2.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0008
IBM Security Network Protection5.3Firmware Update 5.3.0.5 https://ibmss.flexnetoperations.com/

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Acknowledgement

IBM Security Ethical Hacking Team: Paul Ionescu, Brennan Brazeau, John Zuccato, Jonathan Fitz-Gerald, Warren Moynihan

Change History

April 1, 2015: original version published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

Review the IBM security bulletin disclaimer and definitions regarding your responsibilities for assessing potential impact of security vulnerabilities to your environment.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

UID

swg21697248

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