# CVE-2018-12462: NetIQ iManager XSS vulnerabilities

> Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in NetIQ iManager allow attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6h26-xw86-36mp

## What is CVE-2018-12462?

CVE-2018-12462 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in NetIQ iManager, published on 10 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

NetIQ iManager 3.1.1 addresses potential XSS vulnerabilities.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12462?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netiq Imanager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-12462?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-12462 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ iManager

- [CVE-2017-7432](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7432/): File upload in Novell iManager 2.7.x before 2.7 SP7 Patch 10 HF1 and NetIQ iManager 3.x before 3.0.3.1 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7431/): Cross-site request forgery in Novell iManager 2.7.x before 2.7 SP7 Patch 10 HF1 and NetIQ iManager 3.x before 3.0.3.1 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7425/): Multiple Reflected XSS in iManager (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2022-38758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38758/): XSS vulnerabilities in iManager (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2017-7430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7430/): Cross-site scripting in Novell iManager 2.7.x before 2.7 SP7 Patch 10 HF1 and NetIQ iManager 3.x before 3.0.3.1 (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-12462 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-12462 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in NetIQ iManager, published on 10 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12462 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetIQ iManager. 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-2018-12462/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12462/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12462
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12462
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12462

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12462/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.