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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2012.1189 Security Bulletin: Open redirect and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in RPE help system (CVE-2012-2159, CVE-2012-2161) 14 December 2012 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: IBM Rational Publishing Engine Publisher: IBM Operating System: Linux variants Windows Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2012-2161 CVE-2012-2159 Reference: ESB-2012.1101 ESB-2012.1044.2 ESB-2012.1040 ESB-2012.1014 ESB-2012.0944 ESB-2012.0937 ESB-2012.0936 ESB-2012.0915 ESB-2012.0801 ESB-2012.0693 ESB-2012.0530 Original Bulletin: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21619410 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security Bulletin: Open redirect and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in RPE help system (CVE-2012-2159, CVE-2012-2161) Flash (Alert) Document information Rational Publishing Engine General Information Software version: 1.1.1.2, 1.1.2, 1.1.2.1, 1.1.2.2 Operating system(s): Linux, Windows Reference #: 1619410 Modified date: 2012-12-12 Abstract IBM Rational Publishing Engine (RPE) version 1.1.2.2 (and older) include Eclipse components that provide functionality to display the help. This component is vulnerable to cross-site scripting or to open redirect attacks. The risk is low since an attacker would need access to desktop applications to input a malicious URL. Content 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 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. 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: Version 1.1.2.2 and earlier of IBM Rational Publishing Engine running on Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems are affected. REMEDIATION: The recommended solution is to update RPE to version 1.2 as soon as practical. Please see below for information on the fixes available. Fix: For IBM Rational Publishing Engine, update to version 1.2. See this page for obtaining the updated version: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24033517 WORKAROUND: None known; install update. Mitigation: For IBM Rational Publishing Engine: * Do not allow other users to log in to your Rational Publishing desktop client. REFERENCES: Complete CVSS Guide (http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html) On-line Calculator V2 (http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&adv&version=2) X-Force Vulnerability Database (http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74832) X-Force Vulnerability Database (http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74833) CVE-2012-2159 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2159) CVE-2012-2161 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2161) *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 Flash. Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response." 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