Security Bulletin: There is a vulnerability in jQuery UI used by IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite (CVE-2022-31160)

Summary

There is a vulnerability in jQuery UI used by IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-31160
**DESCRIPTION:**jQuery UI is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the check-box-radio widget. 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: 5.4
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/231462 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

MAS 8.8- Manage 8.4

Remediation/Fixes

For IBM Maximo Manage application in IBM Maximo Application Suite:

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

Workarounds and Mitigations

None