# CVE-2018-6495: MFSBGN03808 rev.1 - Micro Focus UCMDB, Cross-Site Scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in Micro Focus UCMDB and CMS via Cross-Site Scripting, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-55gm-5j39-xgmf

## What is CVE-2018-6495?

CVE-2018-6495 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Micro Focus CMS Server 2018.05, published on 23 May 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

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Micro Focus Universal CMDB, version 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.0, CMS, version 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15.1 and Micro Focus UCMDB Browser, version 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15.1. This vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6495?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microfocus Cms Server, Microfocus Universal Cmdb, Microfocus Universal Cmdb Browser.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-6495?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-6495 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus CMS Server 2018.05

- [CVE-2018-6497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6497/): MFSBGN03810 rev.1 - Universal CMDB, Deserialization Java Objects and CSRF (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-6495 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-6495 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Micro Focus CMS Server 2018.05, published on 23 May 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6495 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus CMS Server 2018.05. 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-2018-6495/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6495/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6495
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6495
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6495

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6495/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.