CVE-2023-38360 IBM CICS TX cross-site scripting

What is CVE-2023-38360?

CVE-2023-38360 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM CICS TX Advanced, published on 4 Mar 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 CICS TX Advanced 10.1 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: 260769.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38360?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cics Tx.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38360 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-2023-38360 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38360 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM CICS TX Advanced

• CVE-2022-31767 Command injection in CICS TX Advanced Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-1329 IBM CICS TX code execution High 7.8
• CVE-2025-1330 IBM CICS TX code execution High 7.8
• CVE-2025-1331 IBM CICS TX code execution High 7.8
• CVE-2023-33850 IBM GSKit-Crypto information disclosure High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-q75g-5wxh-jxg8.