CVE-2015-7439
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 · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in InfoSphere Data Architect (IDA), as distributed in IBM Rational Software Architect 8.5 through 9.5, Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software (RSA4WS) 8.5 through 9.5, and Rational Software Architect RealTime (RSART) 8.5 through 9.5, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.
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 · high confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Data Architect allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL. This is a reflected XSS vulnerability affecting Rational Software Architect versions 8.5 through 9.5.
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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= 8.5.0= 8.5.1= 8.5.1.0= 8.5.5= 8.5.5.1= 8.5.5.2= 8.5.5.3= 8.5.5.4= 9.0.0= 9.0.0.1= 9.1.0= 9.1.1= 8.5.0= 8.5.1= 8.5.1.0= 8.5.5= 8.5.5.2= 8.5.5.3= 8.5.5.4= 9.0.0= 9.0.0.1= 9.1.0= 9.1.1= 9.1.2= 8.5.5.1= 8.5.0= 8.5.1= 8.5.1.0= 8.5.5= 8.5.5.1= 8.5.5.2= 8.5.5.3= 8.5.5.4= 9.0.0= 9.0.0.1= 9.1.0= 9.1.1CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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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Identify installed Rational Software Architect versionCheck the product version in the installation directory or via the About dialog (Help > About IBM Rational Software Architect). Common locations: installation logs, registry entries, or the version.info file in the install directory.Affected if The installed version matches any of these: 8.5.0, 8.5.1, 8.5.1.0, 8.5.5, 8.5.5.1, 8.5.5.2, 8.5.5.3, 8.5.5.4, 9.0.0, 9.0.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.2
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Confirm IBM InfoSphere Data Architect web interface is accessibleVerify if the web-based interface or any web portal component of InfoSphere Data Architect is exposed and reachable over HTTP/HTTPS.Affected if The web interface is accessible to network users or external attackers
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Test for reflected XSS in URL parametersIf the web interface is accessible, craft a test URL with a benign script payload in a parameter (for example: ?param=<script>alert(1)</script>) and observe if the payload is reflected unescaped in the response.Affected if User-supplied URL parameters are reflected in the HTML response without proper encoding
Your environment is affected if Rational Software Architect or InfoSphere Data Architect version falls within 8.5.x through 9.1.x and the web interface is accessible, allowing reflected XSS via URL parameters.
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 dataImplement proper input validation and output encoding for user-supplied parameters in URLs. Apply context-aware escaping before reflecting any user input back in HTML responses.
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