CVE-2016-3032
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 · uneditedIBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 114516.
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 confidenceIBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into the web interface through unsanitized user inputs. This enables session hijacking and credentials disclosure by executing arbitrary scripts within a user's trusted session.
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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= 11.0.0= 11.0.1= 11.0.2= 11.0.3= 11.0.4= 11.0.5= 11.0.6CVSS 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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Identify the installed IBM Cognos Analytics versionAccess the Cognos Analytics administration console or check the product version from the installation directory or BI portal login page. The version is typically displayed in the system information or about section of the web interface.Affected if The installed version is 11.0.0, 11.0.1, 11.0.2, 11.0.3, 11.0.4, 11.0.5, or 11.0.6.
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Confirm the web interface is accessibleVerify that the Cognos Analytics web portal is accessible to users or administrators. The XSS vulnerability exists in the web UI, so the web interface must be enabled and reachable.Affected if The web interface is enabled and users can log in to the Cognos Analytics portal.
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Check for user input fields in the web UIReview the Cognos Analytics web interface for areas where users can submit input, such as report names, folder names, dashboard descriptions, or other text fields that accept user-provided content.Affected if User input fields exist in the web interface where unsanitized text can be entered and later displayed to other users.
Your environment is affected if IBM Cognos Analytics version 11.0.0 through 11.0.6 is installed and the web interface is accessible, as the XSS vulnerability exists in unsanitized user input fields of the web UI.
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 context-aware output encoding across all user-controlled fields in the web UI, deploy Content-Security-Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution, and apply IBM vendor patches when available.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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