# CVE-2018-11059: Cross-site scripting in RSA Archer

> Remote authenticated users can inject malicious scripts into RSA Archer, leading to code execution in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w92w-87vr-h7fh

## What is CVE-2018-11059?

CVE-2018-11059 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell EMC RSA Archer, published on 24 Jul 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

RSA Archer, versions prior to 6.4.0.1, contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious Archer user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to store malicious HTML or JavaScript code in a trusted application data store. When application users access the corrupted data store through their browsers, the malicious code gets executed by the web browser in the context of the vulnerable web application.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11059?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rsa Archer.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-11059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-11059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC RSA Archer

- [CVE-2022-30584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30584/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2020-5331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5331/): Information disclosure in RSA Archer (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-11060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11060/): Privilege escalation in RSA Archer (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-5334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5334/): Cross-site scripting in RSA Archer (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2019-3758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3758/): Auth bypass in RSA Archer (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11059 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-11059 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell EMC RSA Archer, published on 24 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC RSA Archer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11059/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11059/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11059
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11059
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11059

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