Security Bulletin: IBM Navigator for i is affected by CVE-2019-4040

Summary

IBM Navigator for i is supported by IBM i. IBM i has addressed the applicable CVE.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2019-4040 DESCRIPTION: IBM Navigator for i is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
CVSS Base Score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156164&gt; for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Releases 7.3 and 7.2 of IBM i are affected.

Remediation/Fixes

The issue can be fixed by applying a PTF to IBM i.

Releases 7.2 and 7.3 of IBM i are supported and will be fixed.

The IBM i Group PTF numbers containing the fix for this CVE follow. Future Group PTFs will also contain the fix for this CVE.

<https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/&gt;

Release 7.2 – SF99713 level 30

Release 7.3 – SF99722 level 17

_Important note: _IBM recommends that all users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to supported and fixed version of affected products.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None