CVE-2024-49792 IBM ApplinX Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 5.4 Published 5 Feb 2025 Updated 22 Feb 2025

An authenticated user can inject JavaScript into the IBM ApplinX Web UI, 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: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-49792?

CVE-2024-49792 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

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-2024-49792?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Applinx.

How do I fix CVE-2024-49792?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49792 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-2024-49792 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49792 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8mr8-vh5h-wc3g.