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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2012.0944
Open Redirect and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in
Rational Business Developer Help System
3 October 2012
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: IBM Rational Business Developer
Publisher: IBM
Operating System: Linux variants
Windows
Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2012-2161 CVE-2012-2159
Reference: ESB-2012.0937
Original Bulletin:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21611620
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Security Bulletin: Open Redirect and Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities in
Rational Business Developer Help System
Flash (Alert)
Abstract
Rational Business Developer bundles the IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS) which
has a security vulnerability.
Content
SUMMARY:
Rational Business Developer bundles the IBM Eclipse Help System (IEHS) which
has a security vulnerability.
VULNERABILITY DETAILS:
CVE ID: CVE-2012-2159
DESCRIPTION: Some scripts used by the help system are vulnerable to redirects
from trusted to untrusted web sites when users click a malicious link.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See (http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74832) for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
CVE ID: CVE-2012-2161
DESCRIPTION: Some scripts used by the help system are vulnerable to cross-site
scripting attacks. An attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to
collect user credentials or cookie data when users click a malicious link.
CVSS:
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See (http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/74833) for the
current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
AFFECTED PLATFORMS:
Version 8.0.1.3 and earlier of Rational Business Developer are affected.
REMEDIATION:
The recommended solution is to apply the fix for Rational Business Developer
as soon as practical. Please see below the information on the fixes available.
FIX:
Download and install V8.0.1.4 or later from the IBM Rational Business Developer
website to replace any affected version or release.
WORKAROUND:
None known; replace your current affected version with V8.0.1.4 or later, which
contains a fix.
MITIGATION:
Do not access the online help information for Rational Business Developer until
you upgrade to V8.0.1.4 or later.
REFERENCES:
Complete CVSS Guide (http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html)
On-line Calculator V2 (http://nvd.nist.gov/cvss.cfm?calculator&adv&version=2)
X-Force Vulnerability Database (http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/77279)
CVE-2012-2159 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2159)
CVE-2012-2161 (http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2161)
RELATED INFORMATION:
IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
https://www-304.ibm.com/jct03001c/security/secure-engineering/
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/PSIRT
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will
ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of
this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the
Reference section of this Flash.
Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST),
the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an "industry open standard
designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and
priority of response." IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY
ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.
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IBM, the IBM logo and ibm.com are trademarks of International Business Machines
Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service
names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM
trademarks is available on the Web at "Copyright and trademark information" at
www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml.
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