Cross-site scripting in IBM Workload Scheduler - CVE-2020-5028
Published: April 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108073
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5028
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Affected software
IBM Workload Scheduler
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5028
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Workload Scheduler - addressed in versions 9.3.0.4, 9.4.0.7