CVE-2019-4142 Cross-site request forgery in Cloud Private

Medium 4.3 Published 18 Jun 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An attacker can trick users into performing unauthorized actions in IBM Cloud Private via cross-site request forgery.

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-2019-4142?

CVE-2019-4142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Private, published on 18 Jun 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 Cloud Private 2.1.0, 3.1.0, 3.1.1, and 3.1.2 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts. IBM X-Force ID: 158338.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4142?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Private.

How do I fix CVE-2019-4142?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4142 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-4142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x352-m5w7-xq9q.