What is CVE-2024-49790?

CVE-2024-49790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson Assistant For Cloud Pak Data, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-49790?

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

Is CVE-2024-49790 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in IBM Watson Assistant For Cloud Pak Data

CVE-2024-49790

IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data 4.0 and 5.0 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 disclosure within a trusted session.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.002 (6.2th 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 Watson_assistant_for_ibm_cloud_pak_for_data
Ibm Watson Studio On Cloud Pak For Data — versions 4.0, 5.0

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, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49790?: CVE-2024-49790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Watson Assistant For Cloud Pak Data, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-49790?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-49790 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.