PT-2018-1911 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server

Benoit Côté-Jodoin · Published 2018-10-13 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-1777

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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, altering the intended functionality and potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. This is due to a lack of protection for the web page structure, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to inject arbitrary code into a loaded web page.

Recommendations For versions 7.0 through 9.0, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent cross-site scripting attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01515

CVE-2018-1777

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server

References · 10

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148800 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1777 · Security Note
• https://ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730631 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01515 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1777 · Vendor Advisory
• https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730631 · Note
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980 · Note
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041873 · Note
• https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2018-1777 · Note