CVE-2018-1254 Cross-site scripting in RSA Authentication Manager

Medium 6.1 Published 21 Jun 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can execute malicious scripts in the browser of an authenticated administrator via reflected XSS in the Security Console.

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-2018-1254?

CVE-2018-1254 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in RSA Authentication Manager, published on 21 Jun 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 Security Console, versions 8.3 P1 and earlier, contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by tricking a victim Security Console administrator to supply malicious HTML or JavaScript code to a vulnerable web application, which is then reflected back to the victim and executed by the web browser.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1254?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Rsa Authentication Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1254?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1254 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-2018-1254 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qq7j-p73v-w7cg.