CVE-2012-4853

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 before 6.1.0.45, 7.0 before 7.0.0.25, 8.0 before 8.0.0.5, and 8.5 before 8.5.0.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that trigger information disclosure.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 6.1, 6.1.0, 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3 (+50)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM62920
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21614265
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56458
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79598
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM62920
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21614265
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56458
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79598

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