Cross-site scripting in IBM CICS TX Advanced and IBM CICS TX Standard - CVE-2024-41746
Published: November 1, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99593
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41746
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 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 CICS TX Advanced
IBM CICS TX Standard
IBM CICS TX Standard
How to mitigate CVE-2024-41746
Install updates from vendor's website.
IBM CICS TX Advanced - addressed in versions 10.1.0.0 ifix31, 11.1.0.0 ifix23
IBM CICS TX Standard - update to 11.1.0.0 ifix24
IBM CICS TX Standard - update to 11.1.0.0 ifix24