CVE-2025-33138 IBM Aspera Faspex HTML injection
Remote attackers can inject malicious HTML into IBM Aspera Faspex, leading to script execution in victims' browsers within the site's security context.
- 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-2025-33138?
CVE-2025-33138 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, published on 22 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 Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.12 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-33138?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aspera Faspex.
How do I fix CVE-2025-33138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-33138 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-2025-33138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-33138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Faspex
Sources
Also known as GHSA-26fm-jh3j-2ww5.