CVE-2020-4740

IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 and 11.7 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 188150.

CVSS v3 5.2 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.2^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 5.5 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188150	VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346920	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-10-12 14:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:41

NVD link : CVE-2020-4740

Mitre link : CVE-2020-4740

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-4740

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

infosphere_information_server

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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