What is CVE-2017-1486?

CVE-2017-1486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-1486?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence

CVE-2017-1486

IBM Cognos Business Intelligence 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.1.1, and 10.2.2 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 128624.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.009 (55.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cognos Business Intelligence — versions 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.1.1
Ibm Cognos_business_intelligence — versions 10.2, 10.2.1, 10.2.1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1486?: CVE-2017-1486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cognos Business Intelligence, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-1486?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.