CVE-2024-28793 IBM Engineering Workflow Management cross-site scripting

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Stored cross-site scripting in IBM Engineering Workflow Management 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-2024-28793?

CVE-2024-28793 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Engineering Workflow Management, published on 28 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Engineering Workflow Management 7.0.2 and 7.0.3 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. Under certain configurations, 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: 286830.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28793?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Engineering Workflow Management.

How do I fix CVE-2024-28793?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28793 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-2024-28793 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Is CVE-2024-28793 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free