CVE-2018-1798

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-11-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 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: 149428.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.45; from 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.15; from 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.14; from 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.9

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730703
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105945
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042053
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149428
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730703
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105945
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042053
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149428

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