CVE-2012-0703
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOpen redirect vulnerability in Information Services Framework (ISF) in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.1, 8.5 before FP3, and 8.7 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceOpen redirect vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server's Information Services Framework (ISF) allows remote attackers to craft malicious URLs that redirect authenticated users to arbitrary external websites, facilitating phishing attacks. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of redirect parameters in unspecified vectors.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.1= 8.5= 8.5.0.1= 8.5.0.2= 8.7all versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm IBM InfoSphere Information Server installationCheck for IBM InfoSphere Information Server processes or services running on the system. Look for installation directories or check installed software listings.Affected if The software is present on the system.
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Identify the installed versionLocate version information for IBM InfoSphere Information Server. This may be found in the product installation, About dialog, or version files within the installation directory.Affected if The installed version matches 8.1, 8.5, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.0.2, or 8.7.
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Verify Information Services Framework (ISF) presenceDetermine if the Information Services Framework component is installed or deployed. This may be accessible via the web interface or as a separate module within the InfoSphere installation.Affected if ISF is installed and accessible.
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Test for open redirect in web interfaceLocate the web-based interface for InfoSphere Information Server. Attempt to access pages that accept redirect parameters (such as URLs with redirect, url, or destination parameters). Try supplying an external domain as the redirect target to observe if the application allows arbitrary external redirects.Affected if The application accepts and follows redirect URLs to external domains without validation.
A system is affected if IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 8.1, 8.5, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.0.2, or 8.7 is installed with the Information Services Framework component, and the web interface permits arbitrary external redirect targets.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply IBM InfoSphere Information Server Fix Pack 3 (FP3) for version 8.5, or the applicable fix for version 8.7. Additionally, implement URL validation to ensure redirect targets are within an allowed domain list.
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- Implementation8.0 h
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-0703 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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