CVE-2023-33846 IBM CICS TX cross-site scripting
Attackers can inject JavaScript into the Web UI to steal credentials from trusted sessions in IBM CICS TX products.
- 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-2023-33846?
CVE-2023-33846 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM CICS TX Advanced, published on 8 Jun 2023. 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 TXSeries for Multiplatforms 8.1, 8.2, 9.1, CICS TX Standard, 11.1, CICS TX Advanced 10.1, and 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: 257100.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33846?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Cics Tx, Ibm Txseries for Multiplatform.
How do I fix CVE-2023-33846?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33846 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-2023-33846 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33846 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM CICS TX Advanced
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm6v-h86v-vw5f.