CVE-2020-4977 Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization

Medium 5.4 Published 2 Jun 2021 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Stored XSS in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization 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: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-4977?

CVE-2020-4977 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation, published on 2 Jun 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 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: 192470.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-4977?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Ibm Collaborative Lifecycle Management, Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Management, Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Engineering Insights, Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing, Ibm Engineering Test Management, Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-4977?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-4977 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-2020-4977 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-4977 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jhcg-x8v6-424p.