Cross-site scripting in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy - CVE-2022-34362
Published: November 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83423
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-2022-34362
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 improper validation of input by the HOST headers. A remote user 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 Sterling Secure Proxy
How to mitigate CVE-2022-34362
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy - update to 6.0.3 iFix 06