CVE-2022-30611 Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Copy Data Management

Medium 5.4 Published 10 Jun 2022 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into the portal UI to steal victim authentication credentials via cross-site scripting.

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-2022-30611?

CVE-2022-30611 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management, published on 10 Jun 2022. 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 Spectrum Copy Data Management 2.2.0.0 through 2.2.15.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using some fields of the form in the portal UI to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 227364.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30611?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Spectrum Copy Data Management.

How do I fix CVE-2022-30611?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30611 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-2022-30611 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30611 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8g7w-4rgv-758x.