CVE-2019-4070
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 Intelligent Operations Center (IOC) 5.1.0 through 5.2.0 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: 157015.
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 Intelligent Operations Center versions 5.1.0 through 5.2.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in its web interface. Attackers can embed arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the context of a trusted user's session, potentially enabling credential theft or session hijacking.
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>= 5.1.0, <= 5.2.0>= 5.1.0, <= 5.1.0.6>= 5.1.0, <= 5.2.1.1CVSS 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:3.1/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 Intelligent Operations Center product and versionLocate the product version through the IBM IOC administration console, installation directory, or system inventory. Consult product documentation for version retrieval methods if needed.Affected if The installed version falls within any of the affected ranges: 5.1.0 to 5.2.0 for IBM Intelligent Operations Center, 5.1.0 to 5.1.0.6 for IBM IOC For Emergency Management, or 5.1.0 to 5.2.1.1 for IBM Water Operations For Waternamics.
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Confirm the web interface is accessibleDetermine whether the IBM IOC web interface is reachable via HTTP/HTTPS from internal or external network locations. Check firewall rules, reverse proxy configurations, or load balancer settings that expose the application.Affected if The web interface is exposed and the product version is within the affected ranges listed above.
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Audit web application endpoints for unsanitized input reflectionReview web application logs, intercept HTTP requests, or use a web application scanner to identify parameters that reflect user-supplied input without proper encoding. Focus on query parameters, form inputs, and URL paths.Affected if User-supplied input is reflected in responses without output encoding, indicating the XSS vulnerability is present and exploitable.
You are affected if IBM Intelligent Operations Center, IBM IOC For Emergency Management, or IBM Water Operations For Waternamics is installed with a version within the specified affected ranges and the web interface is accessible.
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 dataUpgrade IBM IOC to a version beyond 5.2.0 that includes the security fix. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, implement robust input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data within the web application.
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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-2019-4070 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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