CVE-2024-51475 IBM Content Navigator HTML injection

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject malicious HTML executed in victims' browsers, requiring IBM Content Navigator users to apply vendor patches.

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-2024-51475?

CVE-2024-51475 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Content Navigator, published on 16 May 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 Content Navigator 3.0.11, 3.0.15, and 3.1.0 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-80

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-51475?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Content Navigator.

How do I fix CVE-2024-51475?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-51475 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-2024-51475 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-51475 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qmpm-vw3w-fpxq.

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