CVE-2020-9517 Cross-site scripting in Service Manager
Attackers can perform UI redress attacks in Micro Focus Service Manager, potentially tricking users into unintended actions.
- 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-2020-9517?
CVE-2020-9517 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Micro Focus International Service Manager, published on 9 Mar 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
There is an improper restriction of rendered UI layers or frames vulnerability in Micro Focus Service Manager Release Control versions 9.50 and 9.60. The vulnerability may result in the ability of malicious users to perform UI redress attacks.
Weakness: CWE-1021
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9517?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microfocus Service Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9517?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9517 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-2020-9517 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9517 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus International Service Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8hw-2vg3-pcpx.