CVE-2024-49785 IBM watsonx.ai cross-site scripting
An authenticated user can inject JavaScript into the IBM watsonx.ai 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-2024-49785?
CVE-2024-49785 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM watsonx.ai, published on 12 Jan 2025. 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 watsonx.ai 1.1 through 2.0.3 and IBM watsonx.ai on Cloud Pak for Data 4.8 through 5.0.3 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49785?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Watsonx.ai, Ibm Watsonx.ai on Cloud Pak for Data.
How do I fix CVE-2024-49785?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49785 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-2024-49785 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49785 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xgx6-9f99-6ww5.