CVE-2024-1606
Published: 18 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-1606 is a medium-severity Basic XSS (CWE-80) vulnerability in Bmc Control-M. Its CVSS base score is 4.6 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 28.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-17346
- 🇵🇱 CERT-PL: cert.pl
- 🇵🇱 CERT-PL: cert.pl
Vulnerability details
Lack of input sanitization in BMC Control-M branches 9.0.20 and 9.0.21 allows logged-in users for manipulation of generated web pages via injection of HTML code. This might lead to a successful phishing attack for example by tricking users into using…
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a hyperlink pointing to a website controlled by an attacker. Fix for 9.0.20 branch was released in version 9.0.20.238. Fix for 9.0.21 branch was released in version 9.0.21.200.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.