CVE-2017-1320 Cross-site scripting in Tivoli Federated Identity Manager

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting in IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager allows attackers to inject JavaScript, potentially stealing credentials from trusted sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-1320?

CVE-2017-1320 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Corporation Tivoli Federated Identity Manager, published on 22 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Tivoli Federated Identity Manager 6.2 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. IBM X-Force ID: 125732.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1320?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Tivoli Federated Identity Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1320?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1320 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-2017-1320 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1320 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7cc6-5v4g-634p.

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