Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Cloud Pak for Applications v4.3 that exposes an input data validation attack.

Security Bulletin

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Cloud Pak for Applications v4.3 that exposes an input data validation attack.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2021-20366
DESCRIPTION: IBM Cloud Pak for Applications 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: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195037 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)	Version(s)
IBM Cloud Pak for Applications	All

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Cloud Pak for Applications v4.3.1 provides a resolution that prevents the exposure to an input data validation attack. No separate APAR is provided.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Acknowledgement

Change History

12 Jul 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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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability has been identified in IBM Cloud Pak for Applications v4.3 that exposes an input data validation attack.