Cross-site scripting in IBM CICS TX Advanced and IBM CICS TX Standard

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU99593

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41746

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. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link 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 CICS TX Advanced: before 10.1.0.0 ifix31

IBM CICS TX Standard: before 11.1.0.0 ifix24

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_cics_tx_advanced:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_cics_tx_standard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7171873

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.