CVE-2020-4183 Cross-site scripting in Security Guardium

What is CVE-2020-4183?

CVE-2020-4183 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Security Guardium, published on 4 Jun 2020. 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 Security Guardium 11.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 174739.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4183?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Security Guardium.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4183 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-2020-4183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Guardium

• CVE-2023-35893 IBM Security Guardium command execution Critical 9.9
• CVE-2017-1253 Command injection in Security Guardium Critical 9.9
• CVE-2017-1269 SQL injection in Security Guardium Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-47709 IBM Security Guardium command injection Critical 9.1
• CVE-2023-30435 IBM Security Guardium cross-site scripting High 8.9

All Ibm Security Guardium vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-g25x-fggv-ww95.