CVE-2024-45094 [Medium] | XSS in Hardware Management Conso…

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.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-03-23	0.02%	0.10%	+0.08%
2	2025-11-21	0.05%	0.02%	-0.03%
3	2025-11-18	—	0.05%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-03-23

0.02%

0.10%

+0.08%

2025-11-21

0.05%

0.02%

-0.03%

2025-11-18

—

0.05%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.3	2.7	[email protected]
5.4	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.3	2.7	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

5.5

3.1

MEDIUM

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

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.3

2.7

[email protected]

5.4

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

2.3

2.7

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-45094

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
ibm	hardware_management_console_r10.0_firmware	10.0.245.0	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:hardware_management_console_r10.0_firmware:10.0.245.0:::::::*
ibm	hardware_management_console_r10.0_firmware	10.1.3.0	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:hardware_management_console_r10.0_firmware:10.1.3.0:::::::*
ibm	hardware_management_console_r9.4_firmware	89.40.83.0	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:hardware_management_console_r9.4_firmware:89.40.83.0:::::::*
ibm	hardware_management_console_r9.4_firmware	89.41.25.0	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:hardware_management_console_r9.4_firmware:89.41.25.0:::::::*
ibm	hardware_management_console_r9.4_firmware	89.42.18.0	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:hardware_management_console_r9.4_firmware:89.42.18.0:::::::*
ibm	hardware_management_console_r9.3_firmware	89.33.45.0	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:hardware_management_console_r9.3_firmware:89.33.45.0:::::::*
ibm	hardware_management_console_r9.3_firmware	89.33.52.0	cpe:2.3:o:ibm:hardware_management_console_r9.3_firmware:89.33.52.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2024-45094

URL	Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7234276	Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2024-45094 | IBM DS8900F and DS8A00 Hardware Management Console (HMC) cross-site scripting

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-45094

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-45094

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-45094

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-45094

References for CVE-2024-45094