Security Bulletin: There are several vulnerabilities in TinyMCE used by IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite

Summary

There are several vulnerabilities in TinyMCE used by IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-23494
**DESCRIPTION:**TinyMCE is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/241799 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)

**IBM X-Force ID:**221584
**DESCRIPTION:**TinyMCE is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the core parser. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the clipboard or editor APIs to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. 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/221584 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)

**IBM X-Force ID:**221585
**DESCRIPTION:**TinyMCE is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the URL processing logic of the image and link plugins. 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/221585 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)

**IBM X-Force ID:**220521
**DESCRIPTION:**TinyMCE is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the core parser. 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/220521 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)

**IBM X-Force ID:**202791
**DESCRIPTION:**Node.js tinymce module is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the core parser for form elements. 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/202791 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

For IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite:

Upgrade to Maximo Application Suite version 8.9.2 or latest Patch Fix available |

8.5.2 or latest (available from the Catalog under Update Available)

Workarounds and Mitigations

None