CVE-2018-1715 Cross-site scripting in Maximo Asset Management

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can inject JavaScript into the web interface to steal credentials from trusted sessions in IBM Maximo Asset Management.

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

What is CVE-2018-1715?

CVE-2018-1715 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Maximo Asset Management, published on 16 Aug 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 Maximo Asset Management 7.6 through 7.6.3 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: 147003.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1715?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Maximo Asset Management.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1715?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1715 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-2018-1715 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1715 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Maximo Asset Management vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r896-8wwc-jgjv.

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