Unscored severity · published Apr 24, 2013
CVE-2013-0542
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Administrative console in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.47, 7.0 before 7.0.0.29, 8.0 before 8.0.0.6, and…
–
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Administrative console in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.47, 7.0 before 7.0.0.29, 8.0 before 8.0.0.6, and 8.5 before 8.5.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted field values.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
through 6.1.0.45; 6.1.0; 6.1.0.0; 6.1.0.1; 6.1.0.2; 6.1.0.3; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0542
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0542
Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21632423
www-01.ibm.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM81846
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82697
More from Websphere Application Server
9.8
CVE-2015-7450
IBM WebSphere Application Server and Server Hypervisor Edition Code Injection.
9.8
CVE-2026-8400
Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM® Java SDK affect IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty due to the July 2026 CPU
9.8
CVE-2026-14529
IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty are affected by a server-side request forgery
9.8
CVE-2026-14446
IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by a privilege escalation
9.8
CVE-2026-14512
IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by an unsafe deserialization and exposure of sensitive information