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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-3296

Original release date:08/17/2012

Last revised:03/22/2013

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Help link in the login panel in IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) 7R7.1.0 before SP4, 7R7.2.0 before SP2, and 7R7.3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:4.3 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 2.9

Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism

Access Complexity: Medium

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized modification

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External Source: XF

Name: hmc-login-panel-xss(77288)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/77288

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1027433

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027433

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/firmware/readme?fixid=MH01258

Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/firmware/readme?fixid=MH01258

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/firmware/readme?fixid=MH01257

Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/firmware/readme?fixid=MH01257

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/firmware/readme?fixid=MH01253

Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/firmware/readme?fixid=MH01253

External Source: AIXAPAR

Name: MB03494

Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03494

External Source: AIXAPAR

Name: MB03489

Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03489

External Source: AIXAPAR

Name: MB03488

Hyperlink:http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1MB03488

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.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

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.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

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 50376

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/50376