Medium severity · published Mar 6, 2019
CVE-2019-4030
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting
5.4
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 155946.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
WebSphere Application Server · IBM
8.5; 9.0 · source: vendor, NVD
WV
Websphere Virtual Enterprise · Ibm
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4030
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4030
Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10869406
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155946
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