Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2012-3296 is a cross-site scripting issue in the Help link on the IBM Power Hardware Management Console login panel. If reached by an attacker, it could inject script or HTML into the browser of someone using the console, creating risk around administrator sessions and trust in a management interface. Exposure is limited to organizations running the affected IBM Power HMC 7R7 releases, especially where the HMC web login panel is reachable by untrusted users or broad internal networks. Treat this as a targeted management-plane hygiene issue. It is not documented as actively exploited, but affected HMC consoles should be patched and tightly restricted because administrators use them to manage critical IBM Power infrastructure. Mitigation focus: Identify IBM Power HMC 7R7.1.0, 7R7.2.0, and 7R7.3.0 systems.; Apply IBM fixes or service packs referenced for affected HMC releases.; Restrict HMC web access to trusted administration networks only..
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- hmc-login-panel-xss(77288)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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