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Rsa Authentication ManagerApplication · Emc

CVE-2018-1254

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-06-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 8.3 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, versions 8.3 P1 and earlier, contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by tricking a victim Security Console administrator to supply malicious HTML or JavaScript code to a vulnerable web application, which is then reflected back to the victim and executed by the web browser.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in RSA Authentication Manager Security Console versions 8.3 P1 and earlier. An unauthenticated remote attacker can embed malicious HTML or JavaScript code into URLs that, when clicked by a Security Console administrator, are reflected back and executed in the victim's browser context.

MitigationApply the vendor patch/updated version beyond 8.3 P1. As a secondary control, implement robust input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied parameters in the Security Console web interface to prevent XSS execution.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Rsa Authentication ManagerApplication
Affected:<= 8.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm RSA Authentication Manager is installed
    Log into the RSA Authentication Manager server via SSH or console and run: /opt/rsa/am/server/_jvm/bin/java -jar /opt/rsa/am/utils/rsautil.jar server -version. Alternatively, access the Security Console login page at https://<hostname>/HybridAuth/ and look for the version banner.
    Affected if The product is RSA Authentication Manager and the version displays as 8.3 or lower (including 8.3 P1, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0, etc.)
  2. Verify Security Console accessibility
    Attempt to access the Security Console web interface by navigating to https://<am-server-hostname>/HybridAuth/ or https://<am-server-hostname>/securityconsole/ in a browser. Confirm the login page loads.
    Affected if The Security Console is reachable over the network (internal or external), making it potentially exploitable if the vulnerability exists in the installed version.
  3. Identify exact version number
    Within the Security Console, click 'Setup' then 'System Settings' then 'System' to view the full version and patch level. From CLI, check /opt/rsa/am/server/_jvm/bin/java -jar /opt/rsa/am/utils/rsautil.jar server -v
    Affected if Version shows 8.3 P1, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1, 8.0, or any version 8.3 and below, indicating the installed version falls within the affected range.
  4. Check for recent patches or updates
    In the Security Console, navigate to 'Setup' then 'System Settings' then 'Updates' to see if any hotfixes or patches have been applied. From CLI, check /opt/rsa/am/patch/ for any applied patch directories.
    Affected if No patches have been applied that specifically address CVE-2018-1254 and the version remains at 8.3 or earlier, confirming the vulnerability is present.

Your environment is affected if RSA Authentication Manager is installed with version 8.3 or earlier (8.3 P1 or below) and the Security Console web interface is accessible, because the CVE description confirms these versions contain the reflected XSS flaw.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 8.3
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor patch/updated version beyond 8.3 P1. As a secondary control, implement robust input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied parameters in the Security Console web interface to prevent XSS execution.

Fix this in Rsa Authentication Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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