CVE-2024-1606 HTML injection in BMC Control-M
Logged-in users can inject HTML into BMC Control-M web pages, enabling phishing attacks that may lead to account takeover.
- 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-2024-1606?
CVE-2024-1606 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in BMC Control-M, published on 18 Mar 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Lack of input sanitization in BMC Control-M branches 9.0.20 and 9.0.21 allows logged-in users for manipulation of generated web pages via injection of HTML code. This might lead to a successful phishing attack for example by tricking users into using a hyperlink pointing to a website controlled by an attacker.
Fix for 9.0.20 branch was released in version 9.0.20.238. Fix for 9.0.21 branch was released in version 9.0.21.200.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1606?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bmc Control-M.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1606?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1606 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-2024-1606 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1606 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in BMC Control-M
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fr8q-pg27-p54p.