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Security Bulletin: IBM CICS TX Standard is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (CVE-2022-34166)

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Summary

IBM CICS TX Standard could allow users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code which may allow trusted credentials disclosure. The fix removes this vulnerability (CVE-2022-34166) from IBM CICS TX Standard.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-34166
DESCRIPTION:   IBM CICS TX 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/229430 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 CICS TX StandardAll

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability by downloading and applying the interim fixes from the table below  

Product

VersionDefectRemediation / First Fix
IBM CICS TX Standard
11.1
127641Download fix from here

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

06 Jul 2022: 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:
14 February 2023

UID

ibm16601609