CVE-2017-7419 NetIQ Access Manager OAuth Consent screen XSS attack
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the OAuth provider description field, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution in NetIQ Access Manager.
- 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-2017-7419?
CVE-2017-7419 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager, published on 2 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A OAuth application in NetIQ Access Manager 4.3 before 4.3.2 and 4.2 before 4.2.4 allowed cross site scripting attacks due to unescaped "description" field that could be specified by the provider.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7419?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netiq Access Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7419?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7419 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-2017-7419 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7419 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ Access Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4xw5-f963-pp9r.