dbcve.org
Infosphere Master Data Management Reference Data ManagementApplication · Ibm

CVE-2015-7492

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.0 Published 2016-02-15
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Reference Data Management (RDM) in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management 10.1, 11.0 before FP5, 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5 before FP1 allows remote authenticated users 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 confidence

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management's Reference Data Management (RDM) component allows authenticated remote users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted URLs. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization of URL parameters in the RDM interface.

MitigationApply IBM's vendor patches: InfoSphere MDM 11.0 should be updated to FP5 or later, and 11.5 to FP1 or later. As an interim measure, implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied URL parameters in the RDM module.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Infosphere Master Data Management Reference Data ManagementApplication
Affected:= 10.1= 11.0= 11.3= 11.4= 11.5

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify IBM InfoSphere MDM installation
    Locate the InfoSphere MDM installation directory or check system inventory for the product. Common locations include /opt/IBM/MDM or C:\IBM\MDM on Windows. Use 'dpkg -l' or 'rpm -qa' on Linux, or check Windows Programs and Features.
    Affected if IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management is not installed or cannot be found.
  2. Determine installed MDM version
    Locate the version file or use the MDM administration console to check the exact version number. The version is typically displayed in the about section of the WebSphere console or in a version.txt file within the installation directory.
    Affected if The installed version is 10.1, 11.0, 11.3, 11.4, or 11.5.
  3. Verify RDM component is enabled
    Access the IBM InfoSphere MDM administration interface and navigate to the Reference Data Management module, or check the configuration files for RDM component status. RDM is typically accessible via the MDM workbench or web interface at /mdm/rdm or similar path.
    Affected if The RDM component is installed and accessible to users.
  4. Confirm URL parameter handling in RDM
    Examine HTTP requests and responses when accessing the RDM interface. The vulnerability exists in how URL parameters are handled. Use browser developer tools or a proxy to inspect the RDM web interface and observe if user-supplied URL parameters are reflected in the response without sanitization.
    Affected if URL parameters passed to RDM pages are reflected in the response without proper encoding or sanitization.

A user is affected if they have IBM InfoSphere MDM versions 10.1, 11.0, 11.3, 11.4, or 11.5 with the Reference Data Management component enabled and accessible, where URL parameters are not being sanitized before being reflected in web responses.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply IBM's vendor patches: InfoSphere MDM 11.0 should be updated to FP5 or later, and 11.5 to FP1 or later. As an interim measure, implement strict input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied URL parameters in the RDM module.

Fix this in Infosphere Master Data Management Reference Data Management Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
Get help mitigating

An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $2,800.

Scan for this in your stack

Free · runs locally
dbcve dependency scanner

Check whether your project pulls in CVE-2015-7492 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.

Get it on GitHub Scan in the browser

References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

Primary sources

Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-7492 in production — separate from our analysis above.

No notes yet

Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.

What this is

A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.

What belongs here
  • Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
  • Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
  • No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
  • No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data