IBM Hardware Management Console Input Validation Hole in Login Panel Help Link Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1027433 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1027433
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2012-3296
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Aug 23 2012
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Impact:
Disclosure of authentication information, Disclosure of user information, Execution of arbitrary code via network, Modification of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 7R7.1.0 prior to SP4; 7R7.2.0 prior to SP2; 7R7.3.0
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in IBM Hardware Management Console. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
The Help Link on the login panel does not properly filter HTML code from user-supplied input before displaying the input. A remote user can cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the target user's browser. The code will originate from the site running the IBM Hardware Management Console software and will run in the security context of that site. As a result, the code will be able to access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
CitiGroup, Inc. reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site running the IBM Hardware Management Console software, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix:
HMC V7 R7.1.0 Service Pack 4 (MH01258_0603)
HMC V7 R7.2.0 Service Pack 2 (MH01253_0328)
HMC V7 R7.3.0 Mandatory PTF (MH01257_0513)
The vendor's advisory is available at:
https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_the_help_link_on_the_power_hmc_login_panel_is_susceptible_to_reflected_cross_site_scripting_cve_2012_329617?lang=en_us
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Vendor URL: www.ibm.com/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 03:25:55 +0000
Subject: IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC)
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https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_the_help_link_on_the_power_hmc_login_panel_is_susceptible_to_reflected_cross_site_scripting_cve_2012_329617?lang=en_us
CVE-2012-3296
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