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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2017.2705
 Security Bulletin: BigInsights is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in
             BigSheets and Data Server Manager (CVE-2017-1552,
                       CVE-2017-1553, CVE-2017-1554)
                              26 October 2017

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           IBM BigInsights
Publisher:         IBM
Operating System:  Linux variants
Impact/Access:     Cross-site Scripting           -- Existing Account            
                   Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2017-1554 CVE-2017-1553 CVE-2017-1552

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22009192

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Security Bulletin: BigInsights is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in
BigSheets and Data Server Manager (CVE-2017-1552, CVE-2017-1553, CVE-2017-1554)

Document information

More support for: IBM BigInsights
Web Console

Software version: 4.2.0, 4.2.5

Operating system(s): Linux

Reference #: 2009192

Modified date: 25 October 2017

Security Bulletin

Summary

BigInsights is affected by multiple UI vulnerabilities in BigSheets and Data
Server Manager (DSM)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2017-1552
DESCRIPTION: IBM Infosphere BigInsights is vulnerable to link injection. By
persuading a victim to click on a specially-crafted URL link, a remote attacker
could exploit this vulnerability to conduct various attacks against the
vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session
hijacking.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
131396 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-1553
DESCRIPTION: IBM Infosphere BigInsights is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.
This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web
UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials
disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
131397 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

CVEID: CVE-2017-1554
DESCRIPTION: IBM Infosphere BigInsights could allow a remote attacker to hijack
the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious
Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the
victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim.
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/
131398 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

BigInsights 4.2, 4.2.5

Remediation/Fixes

Please contact technical support to obtain fix and install instructions.

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

Related information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

25 October 2017: Original Version Published

*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 Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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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