CVE-2022-34167 Cross-site scripting in CICS TX Advanced

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored XSS in IBM CICS TX allows attackers to inject JavaScript, potentially stealing credentials from trusted sessions.

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-2022-34167?

CVE-2022-34167 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 stored 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: 229432.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34167?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cics Tx.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34167?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34167 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-2022-34167 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f656-gvq6-37fh.

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