Security Bulletin: Flex System Manager web server allows Generic XSS (CVE-2013-5438)
Security Bulletin: Flex System Manager web server allows Generic XSS (CVE-2013-5438)
Security Bulletin: Flex System Manager web server allows Generic XSS (CVE-2013-5438)
Abstract
The Flex System Manager (FSM) is running a web server that fails to adequately sanitize request strings of malicious JavaScript.
Content
Vulnerability Details:
CVE ID: CVE-2013-5438
Description:
The Flex System Manager (FSM) is running a web server that fails
to adequately sanitize request strings of malicious JavaScript.
This vulnerability allows an attacker to cause arbitrary HTML and
script code to be executed in a user's browser.
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/87753 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Affected products and versions
IBM Flex System Manager Node, Types 7955, 8731, 8734 all models, 1.1.0 - 1.3
Remediation:
Install FSMApplianceUpdate-1-3-1 update package for Flex System Manager Node. The package is available on IBM Fix Central.
Workaround(s) & Mitigation(s):
None
References:
Related Information:
IBM
Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM
Product Security Incident Response Blog
Acknowledgement
None
Change History
06 December 2013: Original Copy Published
*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 Flash.
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