CVE-2019-4482
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 · uneditedIBM Emptoris Spend Analysis 10.1.0 through 10.1.3 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: 164066.
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 confidenceIBM Emptoris Spend Analysis versions 10.1.0 through 10.1.3 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its Web UI. Attackers can embed arbitrary JavaScript code that executes within the browser sessions of other users, potentially enabling credential theft through session hijacking within a trusted session context.
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>= 10.1.0, <= 10.1.3CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis is installedCheck for the application process or service running on the system, or look for installation directories related to IBM Emptoris Spend AnalysisAffected if The application is installed and running on the target system
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Determine the installed versionAccess the product's about page, version information in the admin console, or check version files in the installation directoryAffected if The installed version falls within 10.1.0 through 10.1.3 inclusive
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Verify the Web UI is accessibleConfirm the web interface is reachable by attempting to access the application's URL endpointAffected if The Web UI is exposed and accessible to users or attackers
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Confirm the vulnerable componentIdentify that the XSS vulnerability exists in the web interface component where user-supplied data is displayedAffected if User input can be submitted through the web interface and subsequently rendered without proper encoding
You are affected if IBM Emptoris Spend Analysis version 10.1.0 through 10.1.3 is installed with its Web UI accessible, since the XSS flaw exists in how the web interface handles user-supplied data.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 dataImplement output encoding for all user-supplied data displayed in the web interface, apply input validation and sanitization on server-side, and consider deploying Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-4482 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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