CVE-2024-49791 IBM ApplinX Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.4 Published 5 Feb 2025 Updated 22 Feb 2025

An authenticated user can inject JavaScript into the IBM ApplinX 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: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-49791?

CVE-2024-49791 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM ApplinX, published on 5 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM ApplinX 11.1 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-2024-49791?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Applinx.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49791?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49791 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-2024-49791 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49791 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xgmj-5fg9-4g8f.