CVE-2025-36230 XSS in IBM Aspera Faspex
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-2025-36230?
CVE-2025-36230 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex 5, published on 26 Dec 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 5.0.0 through 5.0.14.1 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-80
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36230?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aspera Faspex.
How do I fix CVE-2025-36230?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36230 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-2025-36230 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36230 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Faspex 5
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rh9m-3jjg-79rv.