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TITLE:
IBM HMC HTTP TRACE Response Cross-Site Scripting Weakness

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32977

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32977/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/3967/

DESCRIPTION:
IBM has acknowledged a weakness in IBM HMC, which potentially can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

The problem is that the included Apache server responds to HTTP TRACE
requests. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script
code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when
combined with certain browser vulnerabilities.

This is related to:
SA10726

SOLUTION:
Apply patches (please see the vendor advisory for details).

HMC 6.1.3:
Install PTF MH01128.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/hmc/power5/install/v61.Readme.html#MH01128

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA10726:
http://secunia.com/advisories/10726/

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