#VU84487 Cross-site scripting in IBM Corporation products - CVE-2023-42029
Published: December 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84487
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42029
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IBM CICS TX Advanced
IBM CICS TX Standard
IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms
IBM CICS TX Advanced
IBM CICS TX Standard
IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms
Software vendor:
IBM Corporation
IBM Corporation
Description
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. The vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
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.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..