CVE-2017-1465
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 TRIRIGA 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 128464.
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 confidenceIBM TRIRIGA versions 3.2 through 3.5 are vulnerable to clickjacking (UI redress attack). An attacker can embed the application in an invisible iframe on a malicious website and trick authenticated users into unknowingly clicking on hidden or disguised buttons/actions within the TRIRIGA interface, allowing the attacker to hijack legitimate click operations.
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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= 3.3.0.0= 3.3.0.1= 3.3.0.2= 3.3.1.0= 3.3.1.1= 3.3.1.2= 3.3.1.3= 3.3.2.0= 3.3.2.1= 3.3.2.2= 3.3.2.3= 3.3.2.4CVSS 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 installed IBM TRIRIGA versionAccess the TRIRIGA admin console or check the application About page to determine the platform version number. Common paths include navigating to System Administration > Tools > About TRIRIGA or reviewing installation documentation.Affected if The installed version falls within 3.3.0.0 through 3.3.2.4 (specific versions listed in the affected products)
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Verify X-Frame-Options header presenceUse browser developer tools (Network tab), curl, or a header checking tool to inspect HTTP responses from the TRIRIGA application. Look for the X-Frame-Options header in response headers.Affected if The X-Frame-Options header is missing or set to a permissive value (such as ALLOW-FROM without proper restrictions)
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Check Content Security Policy for frame-ancestorsInspect HTTP response headers for Content-Security-Policy header. Verify if the frame-ancestors directive is configured to restrict framing.Affected if No Content-Security-Policy header exists, or frame-ancestors is missing or allows untrusted domains
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Test iframe embedding capabilityCreate a simple HTML page with an iframe pointing to the TRIRIGA application URL and attempt to load it in a browser. Observe whether the application renders inside the iframe.Affected if The TRIRIGA application successfully loads and displays inside an iframe on an external domain
A user is affected if their IBM TRIRIGA version is 3.3.0.0 through 3.3.2.4 AND the application can be embedded in iframes due to missing X-Frame-Options header and CSP frame-ancestors restrictions.
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 dataConfigure the web server or application to send the X-Frame-Options header (DENY or SAMEORIGIN) or implement Content Security Policy with frame-ancestors directive to prevent the application from being embedded in iframes on untrusted domains.
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