IBM Spectrum Scale up to 5.0.5.2 Web UI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Spectrum Scale up to 5.0.5.2. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Web UI. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-4748. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM Spectrum Scale up to 5.0.5.2 (Network Attached Storage Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/20/2020. The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-4748. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/20/2020). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (188517). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/30/2019 🔍
10/20/2020 +294 days 🔍
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11/21/2020 +32 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-4748 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-4748
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-162937
X-Force: 188517

Entryinfo

Created: 10/20/2020 19:49
Updated: 11/21/2020 21:52
Changes: 10/20/2020 19:49 (38), 11/20/2020 08:19 (2), 11/21/2020 21:50 (3), 11/21/2020 21:52 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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