Lenovo Security Advisory: LEN-24785
Potential Impact: Code execution
Severity: High
Scope of Impact: Lenovo-specific
CVE Identifier: CVE-2019-6159
Summary Description:
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the legacy IBM System x IMM (IMM v1) embedded Baseboard Management Controller (BMC). This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated user to cause JavaScript code to be stored in the IMM log which may then be executed in the user’s web browser when IMM log records containing the JavaScript code are viewed. The JavaScript code is not executed on IMM itself. The later IMM2 (IMM v2) is not affected.
Mitigation Strategy for Customers (what you should do to protect yourself):
A patch will not be available for this vulnerability as IMM (IMM v1) is approaching end of support.
To mitigate this vulnerability, users should:
Acknowledgements:
Lenovo thanks Christopher Arnold for reporting this issue.