Cross-site scripting in IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU66756

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36033

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of HTML code within the jsoup cleaner, including javascript: URL expressions when the non-default SafeList.preserveRelativeLinks option is enabled. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Maximo Application Suite: before 8.8.5

Maximo Manage Application in IBM Maximo Application Suite: before 8.4.5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_maximo_application_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:maximo_manage_application_in_ibm_maximo_application_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6980847

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.