CVE-2012-2159
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 IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS), as used in IBM Security AppScan Source 7.x and 8.x before 8.6 and IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library 6.0 and 6.0.1, 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 Eclipse Help System (IEHS) allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary external websites via unspecified vectors, facilitating phishing attacks. The vulnerability affects IBM Security AppScan Source versions 7.x and 8.x before 8.6, and IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library versions 6.0 and 6.0.1.
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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= 7.0= 8.0= 8.0.0.1= 8.0.0.2= 8.5= 8.5.0.1= 6.0= 6.0.1CVSS 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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Check IBM Security AppScan Source versionLocate the IBM Security AppScan Source installation directory and check the version information, typically found in an about or version file within the installation folder, or check the program properties in the Windows registry under the IBM AppScan entryAffected if The installed version is 7.0, 8.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.5, or 8.5.0.1
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Check IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library versionLocate the IBM SPSS Data Collection installation and check the version of the Developer Library component, typically found in the product documentation or the installation manifestAffected if The installed version is 6.0 or 6.0.1
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Identify if Eclipse Help System component is presentSearch for the IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS) files in the installation directory, typically found under a help or IEHS subdirectory within the product installation folderAffected if The IEHS component files exist in the product installation directory
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Determine if help system is web-accessibleCheck if the help system is configured to run as a web service or is accessible via HTTP/HTTPS, which would expose the open redirect vectorAffected if The help system web interface is accessible to users or external attackers
You are affected if you have IBM Security AppScan Source versions 7.x through 8.5.0.1 or IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library versions 6.0-6.0.1 installed with the Eclipse Help System component present and accessible.
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 dataUpdate IBM Security AppScan Source to version 8.6 or later, and IBM SPSS Data Collection Developer Library to patched versions that address the open redirect in the Eclipse Help System component.
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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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