CVE-2018-1429 Cross-site scripting in MQ Appliance

What is CVE-2018-1429?

CVE-2018-1429 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM MQ Appliance, published on 23 Mar 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

IBM MQ Appliance 9.0.1, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, amd 9.0.4 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 139077.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1429?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Mq Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1429 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-2018-1429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2019-4620 Security feature bypass in MQ Appliance High 8.4
• CVE-2021-38967 Code injection in MQ Appliance High 8.2
• CVE-2024-25048 IBM MQ code execution High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4p7h-pwv3-jh28.