NW-2024:05: NetWitness Platform Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

[#1]

NW Identifier
NW-2024:05

CVE Identifier
CVE-2024-23169

Severity Rating:
CVSS v3 Base Score: 4.6
CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Severity
Moderate

Affected Products
NetWitness Platform versions prior to 12.5.0.0

Summary
NW Platform contains remediation for a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) that could be exploited by malicious users to gain unauthorized access or compromise the affected system.

Details
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified within the Add Rules section on the Manage Rules page for Netwitness Platform DB and Respond DB at https://<url>/reporting. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that are executed in the context of the user's session, potentially leading to information theft or unauthorized actions.

Resolution
The following NetWitness Platform release contains resolutions to these vulnerabilities: NetWitness Platform version 12.5
NetWitness recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

For additional documentation, downloads and more, visit the NetWitness Platform page on NetWitness Community.

Credit
RSA would like to thank “Andrea Intilangelo” for reporting this issue (CVE-2024-23169).

Severity Rating
For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to RSA's Vulnerability Disclosure Policy. NetWitness recommends all customers take into account both the base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

EOPS Policy
Netwitness has a defined End of Primary Support policy associated with all major versions. Please refer to the Product Version Life Cycle for additional details.

Legal Information
Read and use the information in this RSA Security Advisory to assist in avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If you have any questions regarding this advisory, contact RSA Customer Support. RSA Security LLC and its affiliates distribute RSA Security Advisories in order to bring to the attention of users of the affected RSA products, important security information.
RSA recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set forth herein is provided "as is" without a warranty of any kind. RSA disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
In no event shall RSA, its affiliates or its suppliers, be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if RSA, its affiliates or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

[#2]

NW Identifier
NW-2024:05

CVE Identifier
CVE-2024-23169

Severity Rating:
CVSS v3 Base Score: 4.6
CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Severity
Moderate

Affected Products
NetWitness Platform versions prior to 12.5.0.0

Summary
NW Platform contains remediation for a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) that could be exploited by malicious users to gain unauthorized access or compromise the affected system.

Details
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified within the Add Rules section on the Manage Rules page for Netwitness Platform DB and Respond DB at https://<url>/reporting. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that are executed in the context of the user's session, potentially leading to information theft or unauthorized actions.

Resolution
The following NetWitness Platform release contains resolutions to these vulnerabilities: NetWitness Platform version 12.5
NetWitness recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

For additional documentation, downloads and more, visit the NetWitness Platform page on NetWitness Community.

Credit
RSA would like to thank “Andrea Intilangelo” for reporting this issue (CVE-2024-23169).

Severity Rating
For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to RSA's Vulnerability Disclosure Policy. NetWitness recommends all customers take into account both the base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

EOPS Policy
Netwitness has a defined End of Primary Support policy associated with all major versions. Please refer to the Product Version Life Cycle for additional details.

Legal Information
Read and use the information in this RSA Security Advisory to assist in avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If you have any questions regarding this advisory, contact RSA Customer Support. RSA Security LLC and its affiliates distribute RSA Security Advisories in order to bring to the attention of users of the affected RSA products, important security information.
RSA recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set forth herein is provided "as is" without a warranty of any kind. RSA disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
In no event shall RSA, its affiliates or its suppliers, be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if RSA, its affiliates or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the foregoing limitation may not apply.