CVE-2023-28530

Summary

CVE-2023-28530 is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1 and 11.2. The issue arises from the application's failure to properly validate SVG files in custom visualizations. A remote attacker can exploit this weakness by injecting malicious scripts into SVG files, which are then executed in the victim's web browser within the security context of the hosting website. This could potentially lead to the theft of the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials. IBM's X-Force has assigned ID 251214 to this vulnerability.

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