IBM Aspera Desktop App update for DOMPurify

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU105783

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-26791

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform mutation cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to DOMPurify has an incorrect template literal regular expression. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Aspera Desktop App: 1.0.5 - 1.0.7

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:aspera_desktop_app:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:aspera_desktop_app:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:aspera_desktop_app:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7214672

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.