Security Bulletin: IBM Workload Scheduler potentially affected by jsoup XSS attacks (CVE-2022-36033)

Summary

IBM Workload Scheduler is vulnerable to XSS attacks caused by jsoup, which may incorrectly sanitize HTML including javascript: URL expressions.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-36033
**DESCRIPTION:**jsoup is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/234845 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

APAR IJ44027 has been opened to address jsoup vulnerability affecting IBM Workload Scheduler.
APAR IJ44027 is included in IBM Workload Scheduler 9.5.0.6 Security Update and in IBM Workload Scheduler 10.1.0.1, both available on FixCentral.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None