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

> Stored XSS in IBM Emptoris allows attackers to inject JavaScript, potentially stealing credentials from trusted sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.0/UI:N/C:L/S:C/AV:N/A:N/AC:L/PR:L/I:L/E:H/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-258m-qv8h-28wx

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4895?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2020-4895 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Emptoris Sourcing

- [CVE-2017-1097](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1097/): Cross-site request forgery in Emptoris Strategic Supply Management (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-8951](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8951/): Denial of service in Emptoris Strategic Supply Management (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-1190](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1190/): Code injection in Emptoris Strategic Supply Management (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2020-4893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4893/): Information disclosure in Emptoris Strategic Supply Management (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2020-4898](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4898/): Weak cryptography in Emptoris Strategic Supply Management (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-4895 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: IBM Emptoris Sourcing. 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-2020-4895/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4895/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4895
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4895
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-4895

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