IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation Web UI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web UI. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-12749. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Web UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-12749 since 06/19/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/15/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.4
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

06/19/2026 CVE reserved
09/15/2026 +88 days Advisory disclosed
09/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-12749 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-12749
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-404447

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2026 20:23
Changes: 09/15/2026 20:23 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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