NetIQ Access Manager CVE-2017-5191 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	98093
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-5191
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Apr 11 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	May 02 2017 12:11AM
Credit:	The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable:	NetIQ Access Manager 4.3 NetIQ Access Manager 4.2
Not Vulnerable:

NetIQ Access Manager CVE-2017-5191 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

NetIQ Access Manager 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.

NetIQ Access Manager 4.2 and 4.3 are vulnerable.

NetIQ Access Manager CVE-2017-5191 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

NetIQ Access Manager CVE-2017-5191 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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

NetIQ Access Manager CVE-2017-5191 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Novell Homepage (Novell)
  
• XSS vulnerability on NAGErrors (referenced when AG error generated) injecting a (Novell)