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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.1269
Security Bulletin: A Security vulnerability in the IBM Dojo Toolkit affects
InfoSphere Big Insights (CVE-2014-8917)
11 May 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM InfoSphere BigInsights
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Red Hat
SUSE
Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2014-8917
Reference: ESB-2015.0548
ESB-2015.0525
ESB-2015.0443
ESB-2015.0434
ESB-2015.0374
ESB-2015.0320
ESB-2015.0316.3
ESB-2015.0276
ESB-2015.0159
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21902612
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Security Bulletin: A Security vulnerability in the IBM Dojo Toolkit affects
InfoSphere Big Insights (CVE-2014-8917)
Security Bulletin
Document information
More support for:
InfoSphere BigInsights
Software version:
1.1.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.4.0, 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 3.0, 3.0.0.1
Operating system(s):
Linux Red Hat - pSeries, Linux Red Hat - xSeries, Linux SUSE - xSeries
Reference #:
1902612
Modified date:
2015-05-08
Summary
IBM Dojo Toolkit is a component that is used by InfoSphere BigInsights. The
IBM Dojo Toolkit that is shipped with InfoSphere BigInsights includes resource
files that contain cross-site scripting vulnerability.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2014-8917
DESCRIPTION: IBM Dojo Toolkit 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,
after 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 http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/99303 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
InfoSphere BigInsights 1.0 through 3.0.0.1
Remediation/Fixes
The recommended solution is to apply the appropriate fix for this
vulnerability. For all the affected versions apply the interm fix available
from Fix Central.
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References
Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2
Related information
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
Change History
May 08, 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
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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