What is CVE-2025-36172?

CVE-2025-36172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2025-36172?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation

CVE-2025-36172

IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 25.0.0 through 25.0.0 Interim Fix 001, 24.0.1 through 24.0.1 Interim Fix 004, 24.0.0 through 24.0.0 Interim Fix 006, and earlier unsupported releases IBM Business Automation Workflow is vulnerable to stored 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 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cloud Pak For Business Automation — versions 25.0.0, 24.0.1, 24.0.0
Ibm Cloud_pak_for_business_automation — versions 24.0.0, 24.0.1, 25.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-36172?: CVE-2025-36172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2025-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-36172?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.