CVE-2018-11073 DSA-2018-152: RSA® Authentication Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities

Medium 6.5 Published 28 Sep 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A malicious administrator can inject scripts into the Operations Console, leading to code execution in other administrators' browsers.

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-2018-11073?

CVE-2018-11073 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in RSA Authentication Manager, published on 28 Sep 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 Authentication Manager versions prior to 8.3 P3 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Operations Console. A malicious Operations Console administrator could exploit this vulnerability to store arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code through the web interface. When other Operations Console administrators open the affected page, the injected scripts could potentially be executed in their browser.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11073?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Emc Rsa Authentication Manager, Rsa Authentication Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11073?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11073 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-2018-11073 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11073 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2f9-3qcv-wjcx.