# CVE-2020-4775: Cross-site scripting in Curam SPM

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts into IBM Curam Social Program Management to execute unwanted actions on user devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/PR:L/E:H/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rpc3-5m2x-2w73

## What is CVE-2020-4775?

CVE-2020-4775 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Curam SPM, published on 12 Oct 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

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability may impact IBM Curam Social Program Management 7.0.9 and 7.0.10. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web applications for the purpose of running unwanted actions on the end user's device, restricted to a single location. IBM X-Force ID: 189153.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4775?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Curam Social Program Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-4775?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4775 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-4775 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Curam SPM

- [CVE-2016-6111](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6111/): XML external entity in Cram Social Program Management (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2014-8903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8903/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-4779](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4779/): Auth bypass in Curam SPM (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2020-4772](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4772/): XML external entity in Curam SPM (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2018-1654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1654/): Open redirect in Curam Social Program Management (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-4775 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-4775 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Curam SPM, published on 12 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4775 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Curam SPM. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4775/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4775/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4775
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4775
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4775

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