PT-2018-13564 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server

Mingxuan Song · Published 2018-11-15 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1643

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0 through 9.0

Description The issue allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI, potentially altering the intended functionality and leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. This is due to a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Installation Verification Tool.

Recommendations For IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0 through 9.0, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent cross-site scripting attacks.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1643

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1643 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144588 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10716857 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1643 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/106032 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1042088 · Note