CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2019-4149 — Ibm Business Automation Workflow security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 5.4

IBM Business Automation Workflow V18.0.0.0 through V18.0.0.2 and IBM Business Process Manager V8.6.0.0 through V8.6.0.0 Cumulative Fix 2018.03, V8.5.7.0 through V8.5.7.0 Cumulative Fix 2017.06, and V8.5.6.0 through V8.5.6.0 CF2 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. IBM X-Force ID: 158415.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.1)
Published
2019-09-05
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
javascript/npm
Weaknesses
CWE-79

Affected products

  • ibm / business_automation_workflow
  • ibm / business_process_manager / 8.5.6.0
  • ibm / business_process_manager / 8.5.7.0
  • ibm / business_process_manager / 8.6.0.0

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Matched remediation archetype

Cross-site scripting and unsafe browser output

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Check exposure

  • Trace reflected, stored, and DOM-derived untrusted values into HTML, attributes, URLs, styles, scripts, and client-side template sinks.
  • Identify affected origins, authenticated user roles, sensitive browser capabilities, and where content is shared across tenants.
  • Review framework escaping, rich-text sanitization, legacy templates, and client-side rendering paths.

Remediate safely

  • Use context-aware framework output encoding and safe DOM APIs; keep untrusted data out of executable contexts.
  • Sanitize intentionally supported markup with a maintained allowlist policy and validate URLs and attributes separately.
  • Update affected rendering components and add tests for every output context using inert sentinel markup.

Authoritative sources

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