CVE-2017-1156

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-05-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-601

Description

IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to spoof the URL displayed to redirect a user to a malicious Web site that would appear to be trusted. This could allow the attacker to obtain highly sensitive information or conduct further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force. ID: 122592

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Portal: 8.5, 9.0

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22000153
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98340
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038390
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22000153
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98340
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038390

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