CVE-2020-29144 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Ericsson BSCS iX allows attackers to hijack sessions and potentially take over accounts or execute code in admin browsers.

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-2020-29144?

CVE-2020-29144 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In Ericsson BSCS iX R18 Billing & Rating iX R18, MX is a web base module in BSCS iX that is vulnerable to stored XSS via an Alert Dashboard comment. In most test cases, session hijacking was also possible by utilizing the XSS vulnerability. This potentially allows for full account takeover, or exploiting admins' browsers by using the beef framework.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-29144?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ericsson Bscs Ix R18 Billing \& Rating Admx, Ericsson Bscs Ix R18 Billing \& Rating Mx.

How do I fix CVE-2020-29144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-29144 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-2020-29144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-29144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vjmg-qh6v-526r.

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