CVE-2015-8524 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2015-8524?

CVE-2015-8524 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Business Process Manager, published on 29 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Process Portal in IBM Business Process Manager 8.5.0.x through 8.5.0.2, 8.5.5.x through 8.5.5.0, and 8.5.6.x through 8.5.6.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8524?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Business Process Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8524?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2015-8524 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8524 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Business Process Manager

• CVE-2015-1961 Code injection in n/a Critical 9.0
• CVE-2017-1769 Cross-site request forgery in Business Process Manager High 8.8
• CVE-2017-1539 Privilege escalation in Business Process Manager Advanced High 8.8
• CVE-2017-1527 XML external entity in Business Process Manager Advanced High 8.1
• CVE-2015-7441 Weak cryptography in n/a Medium 6.8

All Ibm Business Process Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-64h6-cx82-c235.