What is CVE-2023-43039?

CVE-2023-43039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Openpages With Watson, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-43039?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Ibm Openpages With Watson

CVE-2023-43039

IBM OpenPages with Watson 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure wi…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.001 (34.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Openpages With Watson — versions 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7238923 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43039?: CVE-2023-43039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Openpages With Watson, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-43039?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.