CVE-2020-4525 Cross-site scripting in Rational Rhapsody Design Manager
Attackers can inject JavaScript into the Web UI to steal credentials from trusted sessions in IBM Engineering products.
- 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-2020-4525?
CVE-2020-4525 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager, published on 4 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 Jazz Foundation and IBM Engineering products are 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: 182435.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4525?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Engineering Workflow Management, Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-4525?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4525 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-2020-4525 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4525 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Rational Rhapsody Design Manager
- CVE-2024-51454 Other in Engineering Workflow Management
- CVE-2025-33128 Cross-site scripting in Engineering Workflow Management
- CVE-2019-4747 Cross-site scripting in Rational Team Concert
- CVE-2024-28793 IBM Engineering Workflow Management cross-site scripting
- CVE-2021-29701 Information disclosure in Engineering Workflow Management
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mww4-2jjr-hwq6.