Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU62678

Cross-site scripting in IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud - CVE-2022-22443

Published: April 28, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU62678

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22443

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the Web UI. 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 InfoSphere Information Server
IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud

How to mitigate CVE-2022-22443

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server - update to 11.7.1.3 Service pack 4
IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud - update to 11.7.1.3 Service pack 4

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