CVE-2016-3018 Cross-site scripting in Access Manager

What is CVE-2016-3018?

CVE-2016-3018 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Corporation Access Manager, published on 1 Feb 2017. 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

IBM Security Access Manager for Web is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3018?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Ibm Security Access Manager, Ibm Security Access Manager for Mobile, Ibm Security Access Manager for Web.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3018?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3018 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-2016-3018 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3018 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation Access Manager

• CVE-2018-1722 Code injection in Security Access Manager Appliance Critical 10.0
• CVE-2016-3028 Command injection in n/a Critical 9.1
• CVE-2018-1850 Missing authorization in Security Access Manager Appliance High 8.8
• CVE-2016-3025 Security feature bypass in n/a High 8.1
• CVE-2023-30997 IBM Security Access Manager Docker privilege escalation High 7.8

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-3mf2-h46x-xfpw.