CVE-2017-1311
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 Insights Foundation for Energy 2.0 is vulnerable to SQL injection. A remote attacker could send specially-crafted SQL statements, which could allow the attacker to view, add, modify or delete information in the back-end database. IBM X-Force ID: 125719.
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 Insights Foundation for Energy 2.0 contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via specially-crafted input. This could enable unauthorized viewing, addition, modification, or deletion of data in the back-end database.
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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= 2.0CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 Insights Foundation for Energy is installedCheck the installed applications or program directory for IBM Insights Foundation for Energy components. On Windows, check Programs and Features; on Linux, check installed packages or the installation directory (typically under /opt/ibm or similar).Affected if The product IBM Insights Foundation for Energy is present on the system
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Verify the installed version is 2.0Locate the version information for the installation. Check the About section in the application, the installation logs, or the product's version file in the installation directory. Compare the version number to '2.0'.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.0 (no patches applied)
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Determine if the web application interface is accessibleCheck if the IBM Insights Foundation for Energy web interface is exposed and accessible. Identify the web server port (typically WebSphere or similar) and attempt to access the login or data entry pages from a network perspective.Affected if The web interface is accessible over the network without additional compensating controls
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Review application logs for SQL injection indicatorsExamine the application logs (typically found in the logs directory of the installation) for unusual SQL syntax in request parameters, database errors, or failed authentication attempts that contain SQL-like commands.Affected if Log entries show SQL syntax in user input fields or database errors indicative of injection attempts
A user is affected if IBM Insights Foundation for Energy version 2.0 is installed and its web interface is accessible without input validation or WAF protection.
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 IBM security patches for CVE-2017-1311. Until patches are available, implement input validation and parameterized queries (prepared statements) for all database interactions to prevent SQL injection attacks.
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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-2017-1311 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
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