CVE-2020-4725 Cross-site scripting in Cloud APM

Medium 4.3 Published 2 Mar 2021 Updated 17 Sep 2024

An authenticated user can inject malicious HTML into the IBM Cloud APM UI, potentially misleading other users.

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-2020-4725?

CVE-2020-4725 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Cloud APM, published on 2 Mar 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Monitoring (IBM Cloud APM 8.1.4 ) could allow an authenticated user to modify HTML content by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the APM UI, which could mislead another user. IBM X-Force ID: 187974.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4725?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Application Performance Management.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4725?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4725 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-2020-4725 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j4c8-2w3r-v274.