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Tivoli Workload SchedulerApplication · Ibm

CVE-2019-4608

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-03-10
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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
IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 9.3 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: 168508.

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

IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler 9.3 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its Web UI. Attackers can embed arbitrary JavaScript code through user input fields, which executes in the browsers of other users viewing the affected content. This can lead to session hijacking and credentials disclosure within trusted sessions.

MitigationApply vendor patches for CVE-2019-4608. Until a patch is available, implement input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data in the Web UI, and consider implementing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate 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
Tivoli Workload SchedulerApplication
Affected:= 9.3

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
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.

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  1. Confirm IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler installation and version
    Locate the installation directory or check the product version via the command line (twversion, twstatus, or similar version reporting commands provided by the product). Compare the installed version to 9.3.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 9.3 and the Web UI component is present.
  2. Verify Web UI is enabled and accessible
    Check whether the Web UI service (typically accessed via browser on port 8080, 9443, or similar) is running and exposed. Review configuration files for Web UI status.
    Affected if The Web UI component is enabled and accessible to users.
  3. Identify user input fields in the Web UI
    Navigate to the Web UI interface and locate all user input forms (job definitions, scheduling parameters, comments, descriptions, or any field accepting free-form text).
    Affected if The Web UI contains input fields that accept and store user-supplied data for later display to other users.
  4. Inspect stored data for malicious script content
    Query the backend database or inspect stored configuration files where user input is persisted. Look for patterns like <script>, javascript:, onerror=, or other HTML/script tags in data fields.
    Affected if Stored data contains unsanitized script tags or event handlers that could execute in another user's browser.
  5. Review Web UI access logs for XSS attack signatures
    Examine HTTP server logs, Web UI logs, or application logs for XSS patterns in request parameters (such as <script, alert(, document.cookie, or encoded variants).
    Affected if Logs show attempts to inject script content through Web UI input fields.

You are affected if you have IBM Tivoli Workload Scheduler version 9.3 with the Web UI enabled and any user input fields are storing unsanitized content that could execute JavaScript in other users' browsers.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patches for CVE-2019-4608. Until a patch is available, implement input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied data in the Web UI, and consider implementing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to mitigate XSS execution.

Fix this in Tivoli Workload Scheduler Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation20.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA6.0 h
42.0 hours of engineering $7,280
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