CVE-2023-38359 IBM Cognos Analytics cross-site scripting
Attackers can inject JavaScript into the web interface to steal credentials from trusted sessions in IBM Cognos Analytics.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-38359?
CVE-2023-38359 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Cognos Analytics, published on 24 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7, 11.2.4, and 12.0.0 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: 260744.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38359?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Cognos Analytics, Netapp Oncommand Insight.
How do I fix CVE-2023-38359?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38359 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-2023-38359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2020-4561 Missing authorization in Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2024-51466 IBM Cognos Analytics expression language injection
- CVE-2021-29679 Code injection in Cognos Analytics
- CVE-2024-25047 IBM Cognos Analytics log injection
- CVE-2018-1721 IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 and 11.1 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5mw-2cvx-mjj3.