Security Bulletin: IBM Cloud Pak for Security is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (CVE-2020-4820)

Summary

IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) version 1.4.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, potentially leading to a disclosure of credentials within a trusted session. The issue has been addressed in an update.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2020-4820
**DESCRIPTION:**IBM Cloud Pak for Security (CP4S) 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: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189783 for the current score.
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

Remediation/Fixes

Upgrade to CP4S 1.5.0.0 or greater at <https://cloud.ibm.com/catalog/content/ibm-cp-security-b25bd169-0fbd-4cf3-a8ea-0067316158a4-global&gt; or following <https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSTDPP_1.5.0/platform/docs/security-pak/upgrading.html&gt;

Workarounds and Mitigations

None