CVE-2024-39735 IBM Datacap Navigator cross-site scripting

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An authenticated user can inject JavaScript into the IBM Datacap Navigator web interface, potentially stealing credentials from other users.

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-2024-39735?

CVE-2024-39735 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Datacap Navigator, published on 15 Jul 2024. 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 Datacap Navigator 9.1.5, 9.1.6, 9.1.7, 9.1.8, and 9.1.9 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an authenticated user 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: 296002.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39735?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Datacap, Ibm Datacap Navigator.

How do I fix CVE-2024-39735?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39735 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-2024-39735 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39735 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jjch-jw9j-6v52.

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