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

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU86736

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23635

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 user-supplied data when parsing comment tags. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the preserveComments directive is enabled in policy file.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Maximo Application Suite - Manage Component: before 8.6.13

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_maximo_application_suite_-_manage_component:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150502

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.