IBM WebSphere MQ CVE-2018-1836 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	107530
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2018-1836
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 11 2019 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 11 2019 12:00AM
Credit:	IBM
Vulnerable:	IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.5 IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.4 IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.3 IBM WebSphere MQ 9.0.2 IBM WebSphere MQ 9.1.0.1 IBM WebSphere MQ 9.1.0.0
Not Vulnerable:	IBM WebSphere MQ 9.1.1

IBM WebSphere MQ CVE-2018-1836 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

IBM WebSphere MQ is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

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

IBM WebSphere MQ versions 9.0.2 through 9.0.5, 9.1.0.0 and 9.1.0.1 are vulnerable.

IBM WebSphere MQ CVE-2018-1836 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

IBM WebSphere MQ CVE-2018-1836 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• IBM Homepage (IBM)
  
• Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Console has inadequate input validation (CVE-2018-1836 (IBM)