CVE-2020-4748 Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Scale

What is CVE-2020-4748?

CVE-2020-4748 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Spectrum Scale, published on 20 Oct 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 Spectrum Scale 5.0.0 through 5.0.5.2 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: 188517.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4748?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Scale.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4748?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4748 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-2020-4748 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4748 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Spectrum Scale

• CVE-2019-4715 Command injection in Spectrum Scale High 8.8
• CVE-2021-29740 Other in Spectrum Scale High 8.4
• CVE-2019-4558 Privilege escalation in Spectrum Scale High 8.1
• CVE-2020-4217 Denial of service in Spectrum Scale High 7.5
• CVE-2020-4273 Command injection in Spectrum Scale High 7.4

All Ibm Spectrum Scale vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-339m-6hg9-7x97.