CVE-2020-5340 Cross-site scripting in RSA Authentication Manager

Medium 4.8 Published 25 Mar 2020 Updated 17 Sep 2024

A malicious administrator can inject scripts into the Security Console, leading to code execution in other administrators' browsers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-5340?

CVE-2020-5340 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell RSA Authentication Manager, published on 25 Mar 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

RSA Authentication Manager versions prior to 8.4 P10 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Security Console. A malicious RSA Authentication Manager Security Console administrator with advanced privileges could exploit this vulnerability to store arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code through the Security Console web interface. When other Security Console administrators attempt to change the default security domain mapping, the injected scripts could potentially be executed in their browser.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5340?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Rsa Authentication Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5340?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5340 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-2020-5340 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5340 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2x7c-xp8r-3chr.