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CVE-2025-36323: Vulnerabilities found in Watson Data Intelligence

IBM watsonx.data intelligence 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0 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.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

IBM watsonx.data intelligence has an authenticated cross-site scripting issue in its Web UI. A logged-in user could place JavaScript that runs in another trusted session, potentially exposing credentials or changing what the interface does. The public sources rate this as medium severity, not a confirmed mass-exploitation event.

Executive priority

Treat this as a near-term remediation item, not an emergency absent exploitation evidence. It can affect trusted sessions and credentials, so prioritize systems with broad internal access or sensitive data workflows.

Technical view

CVE-2025-36323 is CWE-79 affecting IBM watsonx.data intelligence 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, and 5.3.0. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4 with network access, low complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact. Availability impact is not indicated.

Likely exposure

Organizations running the listed IBM watsonx.data intelligence versions with user-accessible Web UI are the likely exposure group. Risk is higher where many authenticated users, contractors, or federated identities can access the interface.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires authenticated access and user interaction, which reduces broad opportunistic risk but still matters inside trusted enterprise sessions.

Researcher notes

Evidence is limited to the CVE record and IBM advisory reference. Do not assume affected versions beyond those named. The source bundle names a vendor patch reference but does not provide fixed-version detail here, so validation should follow IBM’s advisory.

Mitigation direction

  • Check IBM advisory for the vendor-supported patch or upgrade path.
  • Prioritize remediation for affected 5.2.x and 5.3.0 deployments.
  • Restrict Web UI access to trusted users until remediated.
  • Review session and credential exposure monitoring for suspicious UI activity.
  • Avoid adding unsupported filters or code changes without IBM guidance.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory IBM watsonx.data intelligence versions across environments.
  • Confirm whether any deployment runs 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, or 5.3.0.
  • Verify Web UI access paths and authenticated user populations.
  • Check whether IBM’s advised fix or mitigation is applied.
  • Review logs for unusual authenticated UI changes or credential-related alerts.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
2Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7ibm

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.4Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2025-36323Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

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ADP provider summaries

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Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMwatsonx.data intelligence5.2.0, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3.0Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

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