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TITLE:
IBM Tivoli Service Desk Maximo "Description" Script Insertion

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27472

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
IBM Tivoli Service Desk 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/16422/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in IBM Tivoli Service Desk, which
can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion
attacks.

Input passed to the "Description" form field when creating new
changes in Maximo is not properly sanitised before being stored. This
can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and script code, which is
executed in a user's browser session in context of an affected site
when the malicious data is viewed.

Successful exploitation requires valid user credentials.

The vulnerability is reported in version 6.2. Other versions may also
be affected.

SOLUTION:
Only grant access to trusted users.

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
APAR IZ06387:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IZ06387

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