CVE-2023-28520 IBM Planning Analytics Local cross-site scripting
Stored cross-site scripting in IBM Planning Analytics Local 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
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-28520?
CVE-2023-28520 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Planning Analytics Local, published on 12 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Planning Analytics Local 2.0 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: 250454.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28520?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Planning Analytics Local.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28520 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-2023-28520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Planning Analytics Local
- CVE-2025-36357 IBM Planning Analytics Local Directory Traversal
- CVE-2026-10545 IBM Planning Analytics Local is affected by Open Redirect
- CVE-2026-13365 IBM Planning Analytics Local is affected by security vulnerabilities
- CVE-2024-35143 IBM Planning Analytics Local missing authentication
- CVE-2026-1267 IBM Planning Analytics Information Disclosure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wh25-6mhg-cwr2.