Security Bulletin: Apache CXF XSS Vulnerability Affects IBM Control Center (CVE-2019-17573)

Security Bulletin

Summary

Apache CXF is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the services listing page. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-17573
DESCRIPTION: Apache CXF is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the services listing page. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174689 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Control Center	6.1.3.0
IBM Control Center	6.1.2.1
IBM Control Center	6.0.0.2

Remediation/Fixes

Product	VRMF	iFix	Remediation
IBM Control Center	6.1.3.0	iFix02	Fix Central - 6.1.3.0
IBM Control Center	6.1.2.1	iFix04	Fix Central - 6.1.2.1
IBM Control Center	6.0.0.2	iFix11	Fix Central - 6.0.0.2

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

10 Jul 2020: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Security Bulletin: Apache CXF XSS Vulnerability Affects IBM Control Center (CVE-2019-17573)