CVE-2025-0719
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM Cloud Pak for Data 4.0.0 through 4.8.5 and 5.0.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceUnauthenticated reflected XSS vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Data Web UI (versions 4.0.0-4.8.5 and 5.0.0) allows attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in legitimate users' browsers within trusted sessions, potentially leading to credential theft via session hijacking.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 4.0, <= 4.8.5= 5.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed IBM Cloud Pak for Data versionRun 'cpd-cli manage get-version' or check the Cloud Pak for Data operator version in the OpenShift container platform namespaceAffected if The installed version falls within 4.0.0 through 4.8.5, or is exactly 5.0.0
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Confirm Web UI component is exposedCheck if the Web UI service endpoint is accessible externally or internally via the cluster route or ingress configurationAffected if The Web UI is reachable and accepts user input via HTTP GET parameters
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Inspect HTTP response headers for missing security controlsUse a browser developer tool or curl to request the Web UI login page and examine response headers for Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-XSS-Protection headersAffected if Security headers are missing or inadequate, indicating potential XSS exposure
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Review web request parameter handlingTest suspected URL parameters in the Web UI by injecting a benign test string (such as <script>alert(1)</script>) and observing if it is reflected unmodified in the responseAffected if Input is reflected in the response without proper encoding, indicating the XSS vulnerability is present
You are affected if your IBM Cloud Pak for Data version is between 4.0.0 and 4.8.5 inclusive or exactly 5.0.0, and the Web UI component is accessible and reflects user input without sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply IBM's official security patch for this vulnerability and implement Content Security Policy (CSP) headers along with input validation and output encoding as compensating controls until patching is complete.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-0719 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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