Fortinet Discovers IBM InfoSphere Data Architect Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Summary

Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Data Architect.
IBM InfoSphere Data Architect is a collaborative data design solution. It enables users to discover, model, relate, standardize and integrate diverse and distributed data assets throughout their enterprise. It includes support for column-organized tables and can offer a better understanding of current data assets to help increase efficiency and reduce time to market.
A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in InfoSphere Data Architect. This vulnerability is caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. Victims just need to click a specially-crafted URL to execute injected script code in his/her Web browser within the security context of the hosting website. Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to steal the victims' cookie-based authentication credentials, redirect the victims to malicious websites, etc.

Solutions

FortiGuard Labs released the following FortiGate IPS signature which covers this specific vulnerability:

IBM.InfoSphere.Data.Architect.XSS
Released Dec 08, 2015
FortiWeb can cover this specific vulnerability with following signatures:
Cross Site Scripting 010000000
Cross Site Scripting (Extended) 020000000


Users should apply the solution provided by IBM.

Additional Information

Authentication is not required to successfully exploit this vulnerability

Acknowledgement

This vulnerability was discovered by Honggang Ren of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs.

IPS Subscription

Fortinet customers who subscribe to Fortinet's intrusion prevention (IPS) service should be protected against this vulnerability with the appropriate configuration parameters in place. Fortinet's IPS service is one component of FortiGuard Subscription Services, which also offer comprehensive solutions such as antivirus, Web content filtering and antispam capabilities. These services enable protection against threats on both application and network layers. FortiGuard Services are continuously updated by FortiGuard Labs, which enables Fortinet to deliver a combination of multi-layered security intelligence and true zero-day protection from new and emerging threats. These updates are delivered to all FortiGate, FortiMail and FortiClient products. Fortinet strictly follows responsible disclosure guidelines to ensure optimum protection during a threat's lifecycle.