CVE-2024-40690 IBM InfoSphere Server cross-site scripting
An authenticated user can inject JavaScript into the IBM InfoSphere Server web interface, potentially stealing credentials from other users.
- 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-2024-40690?
CVE-2024-40690 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published on 12 Jul 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
IBM InfoSphere Server 11.7 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user 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: 297720.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40690?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Infosphere Information Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40690?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40690 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-2024-40690 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40690 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Infosphere Information Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q53j-wxcm-qhjp.