# CVE-2021-29788: Cross-site scripting in Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises

> Attackers can inject JavaScript into the web UI to steal credentials from trusted sessions in IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/A:N/AV:N/I:L/AC:L/C:L/RC:C/RL:O/E:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x8h4-x8wp-c66x

## What is CVE-2021-29788?

CVE-2021-29788 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises, published on 18 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises (All versions) 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: 203310.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-29788?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-29788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-29788 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-29788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises

- [CVE-2021-29799](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29799/): Information disclosure in Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-38868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38868/): Cross-site request forgery in Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-29899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29899/): Denial of service in Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-29790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29790/): Cross-site scripting in Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-4663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4663/): Cross-site scripting in Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-29788 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-29788 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises, published on 18 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-29788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29788/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29788/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29788
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29788
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-29788

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29788/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.