IBM Metrica Service Assurance Framework ReportTree and Launch cross-site scripting
| metricaservice-reporttree-launch-xss (46495) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
IBM Metrica Service Assurance Framework is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the ReportTree and Launch pages. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the elementid or jnlpname parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.3 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Sat Nov 08 2008 - 09:50:55 CST : Metrica Service Assurance Multiple Cross Site Scripting.
- IBM Web site: Metrica Performance Manager Support.
- BID-32233: IBM Tivoli Netcool Service Quality Manager Cross Site Scripting And HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-5043: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web-based interface in IBM Metrica Service Assurance Framework allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the elementid parameter in a generatedreportresults action to the ReportTree program, (2) the jnlpname parameter to the Launch program, or (3) the :tasklabel parameter to the ReportRequest program, related to the name of a report.
- OSVDB ID: 49841: IBM Metrica Service Assurance Framework ReportTree elementid Parameter XSS
- OSVDB ID: 49842: IBM Metrica Service Assurance Framework Launch jnlpname Parameter XSS
- OSVDB ID: 49843: IBM Metrica Service Assurance Framework ReportRequest :tasklabel Parameter XSS
- SA32683: IBM Metrica Products Cross-Site Scripting and Script Insertion
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-3145: IBM Metrica Multiple Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- IBM Metrica Service Assurance Framework
Reported:
Nov 08, 2008
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