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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.0591
Security Bulletin: IBM Connections has a cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability in the Communities component (CVE-2013-0569)
29 April 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Connections
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: AIX
Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-0569
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21635059
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Security Bulletin: IBM Connections has a cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability in the Communities component (CVE-2013-0569)
Document information
IBM Connections
Communities
Software version:
4.5
Operating system(s):
AIX, Linux, Windows
Reference #:
1635059
Modified date:
2013-04-25
Abstract
The IBM Connections Communities component contains a cross-site scripting
vulnerability. IBM Connections v4.5 is impacted.
Content
VULNERABILITY DETAILS:
CVE-2013-0569
DESCRIPTION: The IBM Connections Communities component contains a cross-site
scripting vulnerability, such that it could be vulnerable to maliciously
crafted javascript or HTML.
CVSS Base Score: 3.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/83354 for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/AU:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND VERSIONS:
The following versions of IBM Connections are impacted:
IBM Connections 4.5
REMEDIATION:
Apply the APAR LO74629
Workaround(s): None
Mitigation(s): None
REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
CVE-2013-0569
X-Force Vulnerability Database http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/83354
RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: None
CHANGE HISTORY
25 April 2013: Original Copy 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 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." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT
OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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