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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/UI:R/AV:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/AC:L/A:N/PR:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8g7w-4rgv-758x

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30611?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-30611 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management

- [CVE-2021-39065](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39065/): Command injection in Spectrum Copy Data Management (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-22354](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22354/): Denial of service in Spectrum Copy Data Management (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2021-38947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38947/): Weak cryptography in Spectrum Copy Data Management (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-39053](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39053/): Information disclosure in Spectrum Copy Data Management (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2021-39058](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39058/): Weak cryptography in Spectrum Copy Data Management (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-30611 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: IBM Spectrum Copy Data Management. 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-2022-30611/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30611/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-30611
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-30611
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-30611

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30611/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.