CVE-2025-36248
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 Copy Services Manager 6.3.13 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated 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 · moderate confidenceIBM Copy Services Manager 6.3.13 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in its Web UI. An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious JavaScript code that executes within a legitimate user's session, potentially allowing credential theft or 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< 6.3.14CVSS 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 the installed IBM Copy Services Manager versionAccess the product administrative interface or use the product's built-in version check command. Navigate to the About or System Information section in the Web UI, or check the version displayed in the product console.Affected if The installed version is any release prior to 6.3.14 (for example, 6.3.13, 6.3.12, or earlier releases)
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Confirm the Web UI is accessibleVerify that the IBM Copy Services Manager Web UI port or endpoint is reachable from network locations where untrusted users could potentially send requests.Affected if The Web UI is exposed to network access without proper segmentation or authentication barriers
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Determine if unauthenticated input is acceptedReview the IBM Copy Services Manager configuration to determine whether the system accepts input from unauthenticated users in any Web UI fields such as login forms, search boxes, or configuration parameters.Affected if The system allows unauthenticated users to submit input that gets stored and displayed to other users
A user is affected if their IBM Copy Services Manager installation is version 6.3.13 or earlier AND the Web UI is accessible to users who could inject malicious script content that gets stored and rendered to other legitimate users.
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.
dbcve · scoped6.3.14
Upgrade IBM Copy Services Manager to a patched version when available, or implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to filter malicious input until a fix can be applied.
6.3.14
- Obtain IBM Copy Services Manager version 6.3.14 or later from IBM's official support site or Fix Central
- Review IBM's upgrade documentation for Copy Services Manager before proceeding
- Back up your current IBM Copy Services Manager configuration and data
- Install or upgrade to version 6.3.14 following IBM's standard installation/upgrade procedures
- After upgrade, verify the Web UI is accessible and the XSS vulnerability is remediated by attempting to inject a harmless test script in input fields (if doing security validation)
- Confirm the upgrade completed successfully by checking the version in the About or System Information section of the Web UI
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA3.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-36248 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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