#VU41703 Cross-site scripting in Operational Decision Manager - CVE-2014-0944

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41703

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0944

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Operational Decision Manager
Client/Desktop applications / Office applications

Vendor: IBM Corporation

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the RES Console in Rule Execution Server in IBM Operational Decision Manager 7.5 before FP3 IF37, 8.0 before MP1 FP2, and 8.5 before MP1 IF26. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Operational Decision Manager: 7.5 - 8.5

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External links
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21671324
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92559

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.