Security Bulletin
Summary
DOM XSS on IBM Aspera Shares 1.9.14 Patch Level 1 and earlier could lead to HTML/JS injection and Account takeover.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-4731
DESCRIPTION: IBM Aspera Web Application is 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: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188055 for more information
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 Aspera Shares | 1.9.14 Patch Level 1 and earlier |
Remediation/Fixes
|
Products |
VRMF |
APAR |
Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Aspera Shares | 1.9.14 Patch Level 2 |
AS-420 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Acknowledgement
The vulnerability was reported to IBM by Michele Romano and Simone Bovi.
Change History
03 Sep 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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Document Information
Modified date:
20 February 2022
UID
ibm16326929