What is CVE-2024-40690?

CVE-2024-40690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere_information_server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-40690?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-40690 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Ibm Infosphere_information_server

CVE-2024-40690

IBM InfoSphere Server 11.7 is 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…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (15.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Infosphere_information_server — versions 11.7
Ibm Infosphere Server — versions 11.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40690?: CVE-2024-40690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere_information_server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-40690?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-40690 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.