Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU68372

Stored cross-site scripting in IBM InfoSphere Information Server and IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud - CVE-2022-35642

Published: October 18, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU68372

CSH Severity: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35642

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. A remote user can inject 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-2022-35642

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM InfoSphere Information Server - update to 11.7.1.0
IBM InfoSphere Information Server for Cloud - update to 11.7.1.4

External References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6829311

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