IBM Sterling File Gateway CVE-2017-1632 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:102191

Info

IBM Sterling File Gateway CVE-2017-1632 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 102191
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-1632
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 04 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 19 2017 10:38PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

IBM Sterling File Gateway CVE-2017-1632 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM Sterling File Gateway is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

IBM Sterling File Gateway CVE-2017-1632 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit the issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to visit a specially crafted URL.

References

IBM Sterling File Gateway CVE-2017-1632 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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