CVE-2017-1533 Cross-site scripting in Security Access Manager

What is CVE-2017-1533?

CVE-2017-1533 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Security Access Manager, published on 10 Jan 2018. 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 Appliance 9.0.3 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: 130675.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1533?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Access Manager 9.0 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1533?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1533 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-2017-1533 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1533 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Access Manager

• CVE-2016-2908 XML external entity in Access Manager Critical 9.1
• CVE-2017-1453 Command injection in Security Access Manager High 8.8
• CVE-2016-3029 Cross-site request forgery in Access Manager High 8.8
• CVE-2017-1477 XML external entity in Security Access Manager High 8.1
• CVE-2015-5018 Command injection in n/a High 8.0

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-xxpp-5mwm-33p3.