CVE-2019-4237 Cross-site scripting in InfoSphere Information Server
Attackers can embed the application in malicious iframes, enabling cross-frame scripting attacks against users of IBM InfoSphere Information Server.
- 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-2019-4237?
CVE-2019-4237 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published on 1 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A Cross-Frame Scripting vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.3, 11.5, and 11.7 can allow an attacker to load the vulnerable application inside an HTML iframe tag on a malicious page. IBM X-Force ID: 159419.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4237?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Ibm Infosphere Information Governance Catalog, Ibm Infosphere Information Server, Ibm Infosphere Information Server on Cloud.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4237?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4237 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-2019-4237 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4237 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Infosphere Information Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gvqm-hqhp-9mhq.