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Security Bulletin: Cross Site Scripting may affect IBM Business Automation Workflow and IBM Case Manager (ICM) - CVE-2020-4768

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Case Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow may be vulnerable to a cross site scripting attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2020-4768
DESCRIPTION:   IBM Case Manager and IBM Business Automation Workflow are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base score: 4.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188907 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Business Automation Workflow

18.x, 19.x, 20.x

IBM Case Manager
5.2.x, 5.3.x



Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to apply the Interim Fix (iFix) or Cumulative Fix (CF) containing APAR PJ46300 as soon as practical:

For IBM Business Automation Workflow V18.x, V19.x, and V20.x
· Upgrade to minimal cumulative fix levels as required by iFix and then apply iFix PJ46300
--OR--
· Apply cumulative fix Business Automation Workflow V20.0.0.2 or later

For IBM Case Manager 5.2.x, 5.3.x
· Upgrade to minimal cumulative fix levels as required by iFix and then apply iFix PJ46300
--OR--
· Upgrade to Business Automation Workflow V20.0.0.2 or later

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

22 Jan 2021: 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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 February 2021

UID

ibm16414377

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