CVE-2016-0313
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 the Report Builder and Data Collection Component (DCC) in IBM Jazz Reporting Service (JRS) 5.x before 5.0.2 ifix016 and 6.x before 6.0.1 ifix005 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2888 and CVE-2016-0350.
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 Jazz Reporting Service's Report Builder and Data Collection Component allows authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted URLs in versions 5.x before 5.0.2 ifix016 and 6.x before 6.0.1 ifix005.
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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= 5.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2= 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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm IBM Jazz Reporting Service is installedLocate the JRS installation directory or check the WebSphere Application Server where JRS is deployed. Typical paths include the IBM Jazz team server installation folder under /server/ or the WebSphere profile directory.Affected if IBM Jazz Reporting Service is not installed on the system.
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Identify the installed JRS versionAccess the IBM Jazz team server admin console or use the server version command. Navigate to Server > Jazz Reporting Service > About. Look for the version number in the format 5.x or 6.x.Affected if The installed version is 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, or 6.0.1.
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Check if Report Builder or Data Collection Component are enabledIn the JRS admin interface, navigate to the components section. Verify whether the Report Builder and Data Collection Component (DCC) modules are active and accessible to users.Affected if Either Report Builder or DCC components are enabled and accessible to authenticated users.
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Determine if vendor ifix patches have been appliedIn the JRS admin console, check the installed ifix level under Server > Jazz Reporting Service > Installed Fixes. Compare the ifix version against ifix016 for 5.x versions or ifix005 for 6.x versions.Affected if No ifix or ifix016 (for 5.x) / ifix005 (for 6.x) is installed, and the version falls within the affected 5.0-5.0.2 or 6.0-6.0.1 range.
The environment is affected if IBM Jazz Reporting Service versions 5.0 through 5.0.2 or 6.0 through 6.0.1 are installed with Report Builder or DCC enabled, and neither ifix016 (for 5.x) nor ifix005 (for 6.x) has been applied.
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 vendor-provided ifix patches (ifix016 for JRS 5.x, ifix005 for JRS 6.x) to resolve the XSS vulnerability in the Report Builder and DCC components.
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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-2016-0313 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.
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- 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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