CVE-2020-4895 Cross-site scripting in Emptoris Sourcing

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in IBM Emptoris 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-2020-4895?

CVE-2020-4895 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Emptoris Sourcing, published on 7 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Emptoris Strategic Supply Management 10.1.0, 10.1.1, and 10.1.3 is 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: 190986.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4895?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Emptoris Strategic Supply Management.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4895?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4895 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-2020-4895 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4895 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-258m-qv8h-28wx.

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