CVE-2018-11074 DSA-2018-152: RSA® Authentication Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities

Medium 6.1 Published 28 Sep 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers via DOM-based XSS in embedded help files, potentially leading to session hijacking.

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

What is CVE-2018-11074?

CVE-2018-11074 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in RSA Authentication Manager, published on 28 Sep 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

RSA Authentication Manager versions prior to 8.3 P3 are affected by a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability which exists in its embedded MadCap Flare Help files. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by tricking a victim application user to supply malicious HTML or JavaScript code to the browser DOM, which code is then executed by the web browser in the context of the vulnerable web application.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11074?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Emc Rsa Authentication Manager, Rsa Authentication Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11074?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11074 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-2018-11074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9c4w-63hf-q5w2.