What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-45094?

CVE-2024-45094 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Hardware Management Console R10 0 Firmware are affected by CVE-2024-45094?

CVE-2024-45094 presents moderate security risk, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 5.5. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-45094?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Hardware Management Console R10 0 Firmware CVE-2024-45094

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-05-27 psirt@us.ibm.com

IBM XSS Hardware Management Console R10 0 Firmware Hardware Management Console R9 4 Firmware Hardware Management Console R9 3 Firmware

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:44 vuln.today

CVE Published

May 27, 2025 - 23:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM DS8900F and DS8A00 Hardware Management Console (HMC) is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows a privileged user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

AnalysisAI

IBM DS8900F and DS8A00 Hardware Management Console (HMC) is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. IBM DS8900F and DS8A00 Hardware Management Console (HMC) is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows a privileged user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. Affected products include: Ibm Hardware Management Console R10.0 Firmware, Ibm Hardware Management Console R9.4 Firmware, Ibm Hardware Management Console R9.3 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.