CVE-2023-22860 IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation cross-site scripting

Medium 5.4 Published 27 Feb 2023 Updated 10 Mar 2025

Stored cross-site scripting in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation allows attackers to inject JavaScript, potentially stealing credentials from trusted sessions.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2023-22860?

CVE-2023-22860 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation, published on 27 Feb 2023. 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 Cloud Pak for Business Automation 18.0.0, 18.0.1, 18.0.2, 19.0.1, 19.0.2, 19.0.3, 20.0.1, 20.0.2, 20.0.3, 21.0.1, 21.0.2, 21.0.3, 22.0.1, and 22.0.2 is vulnerable to stored 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: 244100.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22860?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Cloud Pak for Business Automation.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22860?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22860 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-22860 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22860 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6hww-h567-83cp.