CVE-2024-54179 IBM Business Automation Workflow cross-site scripting

Medium 5.4 Published 3 Mar 2025 Updated 1 Sep 2025

An authenticated user can inject arbitrary JavaScript into the Web UI, potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted session.

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-2024-54179?

CVE-2024-54179 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Business Automation Workflow, published on 3 Mar 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 Business Automation Workflow and IBM Business Automation Workflow Enterprise Service Bus 24.0.0, 24.0.1 and earlier unsupported versions are 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-2024-54179?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Business Automation Workflow.

How do I fix CVE-2024-54179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-54179 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-2024-54179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-54179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Business Automation Workflow vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-349h-vrrw-f3cp.