IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus: Cross-site scripting vulnerability
A remote authenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus to conduct a cross-site scripting attack and disclose information.
Triage facts
Revision 1- Applicability
- Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
- Evidence
- Unknown
- Severity
- Medium
- Action
- Elevated
- Sources
- 1 public source
- Freshness
- Revision 1Nov 9, 16:09 UTC
- Source quality
- A1Roughly even chance
IBM has disclosed a vulnerability in Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus that permits a remote, authenticated attacker to perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This flaw can be leveraged to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of an authenticated user's session, potentially leading to the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information.
Impact
Authenticated attackers may be able to conduct XSS attacks against other users, leading to session compromise or the theft of sensitive information processed by the application.
Recommendation
- Inventory all instances of IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus within the environment.
- Monitor official IBM security bulletins for the release of a patch addressing this XSS vulnerability.
- Until a patch is available, restrict access to the application interface to trusted users only and enforce the use of secure session management practices.
Immediate actions
Inventory IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus deployments
Threat Hunt
Hunt for unusual script tags or character sequences in web application input fields and logs associated with Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.
Data: Web server access logs, Application activity logs
Mitigations
Monitor vendor channels for security patches and apply once available.
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus XSS vulnerability