# CVE-2022-34166: Cross-site scripting in CICS TX Advanced

> Attackers can inject JavaScript into the IBM CICS TX Web UI, potentially stealing credentials from trusted sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/A:N/UI:R/PR:L/S:C/AV:N/AC:L/C:L/I: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:** 8 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j449-259v-85wm

## What is CVE-2022-34166?

CVE-2022-34166 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM CICS TX Advanced, published on 8 Jul 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 CICS TX Standard and Advanced 11.1 is vulnerable to 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: 229430.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34166?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Cics Tx.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-34166?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-34166 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM CICS TX Advanced

- [CVE-2022-31767](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31767/): Command injection in CICS TX Advanced (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-1329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1329/): IBM CICS TX code execution (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-1330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1330/): IBM CICS TX code execution (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-1331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1331/): IBM CICS TX code execution (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-33850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33850/): IBM GSKit-Crypto information disclosure (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-34166 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-34166 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM CICS TX Advanced, published on 8 Jul 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-2022-34166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM CICS TX Advanced. 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-2022-34166/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34166/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-34166
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-34166
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34166

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