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Security Bulletin: API Connect is vulnerable to JQuery Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and other vulnerabilities (CVE-2012-6708, CVE-2015-9251, CVE-2019-11358, CVE-2020-11022, CVE-2020-11023)

## Summary

A vulnerable version of JQuery was used by API Connect. The fix includes updated JQuery which addresses CVE-2012-6708, CVE-2015-9251, CVE-2019-11358, CVE-2020-11022, and CVE-2020-11023.

## Vulnerability Details

** CVEID: **[CVE-2012-6708]()
** DESCRIPTION: **jQuery is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the jQuery(strInput) function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138055]() for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

** CVEID: **[CVE-2015-9251]()
** DESCRIPTION: **jQuery is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. 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: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/138029]() for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

** CVEID: **[CVE-2019-11358]()
** DESCRIPTION: **jQuery, as used in Drupal core, is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/159633]() for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

** CVEID: **[CVE-2020-11022]()
** DESCRIPTION: **jQuery is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the jQuery.htmlPrefilter method. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181349]() for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

** CVEID: **[CVE-2020-11023]()
** DESCRIPTION: **jQuery is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the option elements. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: [ https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/181350]() for the current score.
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

**Affected Product(s)**| **Version(s)**
—|—
API Connect| V10.0.0.0 – V10.0.5.0
API Connect| V10.0.1.0 – V10.0.1.7

## Remediation/Fixes

**IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading.**

**Affected Product**| **Addressed in VRMF**| **Remediation / Fix**
—|—|—
IBM API Connect V10.0.0.0 – V10.0.5.0| V10.0.5.1|

Addressed in IBM API Connect V10.0.5.1

The UI component is impacted.

Follow this link and find the appropriate package.

IBM API Connect V10.0.1.0 – V10.0.1.7
| V10.0.1.8|

Addressed in IBM API Connect V10.0.1.8

The UI component is impacted.

Follow this link and find the appropriate package.

## Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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### References

[Complete CVSS v3 Guide]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )
[On-line Calculator v3]( “Link resides outside of ibm.com” )

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## Related Information

[IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal]()
[IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog]()

## Change History

18 Oct 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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## Document Location

Worldwide

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