CVE-2020-4560 Cross-site scripting in Financial Transaction Manager

Medium 4.7 Published 3 Aug 2020 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can inject JavaScript into the Web UI to steal credentials from trusted sessions in IBM Financial Transaction Manager.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4560?

CVE-2020-4560 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Financial Transaction Manager, published on 3 Aug 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 Financial Transaction Manager 3.2.4 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.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4560?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Financial Transaction Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4560?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4560 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-2020-4560 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4560 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Financial Transaction Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pf54-mm4h-p6g9.