What is CVE-2017-1202?

CVE-2017-1202 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Compliance, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-02-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-1202?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Compliance

CVE-2017-1202

IBM BigFix Compliance 1.7 through 1.9.91 (TEMA SUAv1 SCA SCM) is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 123677.

EPSS: 0.008 (54.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Bigfix Compliance — versions 1.7, 1.9.91
Ibm Bigfix_compliance

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1202?: CVE-2017-1202 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Bigfix Compliance, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-1202?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.