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CVE-2023-26270 — Ibm Guardium Cloud Key Manager security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.8

IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (IBM Guardium Cloud Key Manager (GCKM) 1.10.3)) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an angular template injection flaw. By sending specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 248119.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2023-08-28
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-79

Affected products

  • ibm / guardium_cloud_key_manager

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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