CVE-2024-52890 IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing cross-site scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in user browsers via unvalidated URIs in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization Publishing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-52890?
CVE-2024-52890 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing, published on 5 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing 7.0.2 and 7.03 could be susceptible to cross-site scripting due to no validation of URIs.
Weakness: CWE-84
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52890?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Engineering Lifecycle Optimization.
How do I fix CVE-2024-52890?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52890 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-2024-52890 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52890 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing
- CVE-2023-45191 IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization information disclosure
- CVE-2021-29774 Privilege escalation in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization
- CVE-2021-29786 Information disclosure in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization
- CVE-2023-45187 IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing session fixation
- CVE-2021-29673 Cross-site scripting in Engineering Lifecycle Optimization
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2ppf-gqj9-p969.