CVE-2023-43039 IBM OpenPages with Watson cross-site scripting

What is CVE-2023-43039?

CVE-2023-43039 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM OpenPages with Watson, published on 8 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

IBM OpenPages with Watson 9.0 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

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43039?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Openpages With Watson.

How do I fix CVE-2023-43039?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43039 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-2023-43039 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43039 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in IBM OpenPages with Watson

• CVE-2023-40683 IBM OpenPages with Watson privilege escalation High 8.8
• CVE-2021-29907 File upload in OpenPages with Watson High 8.8
• CVE-2024-49781 IBM OpenPages XML external entity injection High 7.1
• CVE-2024-49782 IBM OpenPages improper certificate validation Medium 6.8
• CVE-2023-38738 IBM OpenPages with Watson information disclosure Medium 6.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-rv8h-7r63-mxfr.