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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-1552 · published 1 November 2017

CVE-2017-1552: Ibm infosphere biginsights cross-site scripting vulnerability

Ibm · Infosphere Biginsights

IBM Infosphere BigInsights 4.2.0 and 4.2.5 is vulnerable to link injection. By persuading a victim to click on a specially-crafted URL link, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. IBM X-Force ID: 131396.

5.4 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.87% · top 42.9% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.9
0.87%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

IBM Infosphere BigInsights 4.2.0 and 4.2.5 is vulnerable to link injection. By persuading a victim to click on a specially-crafted URL link, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking. IBM X-Force ID: 131396.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22009192 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101588 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131396 VDB Entry
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22009192 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101588 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/131396 VDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-1552), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.