CVE-2018-1853 Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Protect
Remote attackers can hijack user clicks via malicious sites, potentially leading to account takeover or further attacks against IBM Spectrum Protect users.
- 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-2018-1853?
CVE-2018-1853 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Protect, published on 8 Apr 2019. 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
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (IBM Spectrum Protect 7.1 and 8.1) could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 151014.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1853?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1853?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1853 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-2018-1853 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1853 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2023-28956 IBM Spectrum Protect Backup-Archive Client privilege escalation
- CVE-2021-20532 Privilege escalation in Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environments
- CVE-2021-39048 Memory corruption in Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2018-1787 Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect
- CVE-2018-1882 Information disclosure in Spectrum Protect
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7r69-h68x-ph6g.