CVE-2020-4698 Cross-site scripting in Business Automation Workflow

Medium 6.4 Published 8 Sep 2020 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Stored cross-site scripting in IBM Business Process Manager allows attackers to inject JavaScript, potentially stealing credentials from trusted sessions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4698?

CVE-2020-4698 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Business Automation Workflow, published on 8 Sep 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Business Process Manager 8.5, 8.6 and IBM Business Automation Workflow 18.0, 19.0, and 20.0 are vulnerable to stored 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: 186841.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4698?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Business Automation Workflow, Ibm Business Process Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4698 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-2020-4698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Business Automation Workflow vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2jhm-h3h6-8pq5.