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CVE-2025-33082

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-01
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.0.0 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
IBM Concert Software 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 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.

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 confidence

IBM Concert Software versions 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its Web UI. An authenticated user can embed malicious JavaScript code that executes within the browsers of other users viewing the affected interface, potentially allowing session hijacking or credentials theft.

MitigationImplement contextual output encoding and input validation/sanitization for all user-supplied data rendered in the Web UI. Apply secure coding fixes to the affected components and deploy an XSS filter at the application or WAF layer as a defense-in-depth measure.

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
ConcertApplication
Affected:>= 1.0.0, < 2.0.0

CVSS 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
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify IBM Concert Software version
    Check the installed version using the product's about page, version command, or check service/manifest files. Common locations include the web UI help/about section, command-line interface 'concert version', or service metadata in the installation directory.
    Affected if The installed version falls within 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 (any 1.x version before 2.0.0).
  2. Confirm Web UI is enabled and accessible
    Verify that the IBM Concert Web UI interface is accessible by navigating to the application's web endpoint. Check if the UI loads and accepts user authentication.
    Affected if The Web UI is reachable and operational, providing an interface where user-supplied data can be rendered.
  3. Verify authentication is required for the Web UI
    Check authentication configuration settings for the IBM Concert Web UI. Confirm whether the interface requires user login or allows anonymous access.
    Affected if Authenticated users can access the Web UI, as the XSS requires an authenticated user to embed malicious code that affects other users viewing the interface.
  4. Review user input fields in the Web UI
    Inspect the Web UI for fields where users can submit or input data that gets stored and displayed to other users (for example: user profiles, comments, descriptions, configuration fields).
    Affected if The application stores and renders user-supplied data in the web interface without sufficient output encoding, creating conditions for stored XSS.

Your environment is affected if IBM Concert version 1.0.0 through 1.1.0 is installed AND the Web UI is accessible with authenticated user access, allowing stored user input to be rendered in the interface.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.0.0 or later
Fixed in 2.0.0
Interim mitigation

Implement contextual output encoding and input validation/sanitization for all user-supplied data rendered in the Web UI. Apply secure coding fixes to the affected components and deploy an XSS filter at the application or WAF layer as a defense-in-depth measure.

Recommended fix High confidence

IBM Concert 2.0.0 or later

  1. 1. Back up your current IBM Concert installation and configuration data
  2. 2. Review IBM Concert 2.0.0 release notes for any migration requirements or breaking changes
  3. 3. Upgrade IBM Concert from versions 1.0.0-1.1.0 to version 2.0.0 or later
  4. 4. After upgrade, verify the XSS fix by testing that user input in the Web UI is properly sanitized
  5. 5. Confirm all Web UI functionality works as expected post-upgrade
Caveat Review 2.0.0 release notes - major version upgrade from 1.x may include breaking changes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Concert Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
30.0 hours of engineering $5,280
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