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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qq7j-p73v-w7cg

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1254?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2018-1254 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in RSA Authentication Manager

- [CVE-2019-3768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3768/): XML external entity in RSA Authentication Manager (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-11073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11073/): DSA-2018-152: RSA® Authentication Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-1253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1253/): Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2012-2279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2279/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2018-11074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11074/): DSA-2018-152: RSA® Authentication Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1254 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: RSA Authentication Manager. 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-2018-1254/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1254/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1254
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1254
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1254

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