# CVE-2024-49790: IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data cross-site scripting

> Authenticated users can inject JavaScript into the IBM Watson Studio web interface, potentially stealing credentials from other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 28 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r386-g75v-jmv6

## What is CVE-2024-49790?

CVE-2024-49790 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data, published on 28 Aug 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 Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data 4.0 and 5.0 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49790?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Watson Assistant for Ibm Cloud Pak for Data.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-49790?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49790 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-49790 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data

- [CVE-2024-49353](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49353/): IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data denial of service (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-4428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4428/): Cross-site scripting in Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-49790 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-49790 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data, published on 28 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49790 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49790/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49790/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49790
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49790
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49790

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49790/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.