CVE-2020-4165 Cross-site scripting in Security Guardium Insights
Remote attackers can hijack user click actions in IBM Security Guardium Insights via malicious websites, potentially launching further attacks.
- 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-2020-4165?
CVE-2020-4165 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium Insights, published on 24 Aug 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
IBM Security Guardium Insights 2.0.1 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: 174401.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Security Guardium Insights.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4165 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-2020-4165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Guardium Insights
- CVE-2020-4167 Auth bypass in Security Guardium Insights
- CVE-2020-4598 Open redirect in Security Guardium Insights
- CVE-2021-29838 Information disclosure in Security Guardium Insights
- CVE-2020-4594 Weak cryptography in Security Guardium Insights
- CVE-2020-4595 Weak cryptography in Security Guardium Insights
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j74h-wx6f-f27m.