CVE-2020-4575

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-08-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server ND 8.5 and 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise 7.0 and 8.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting when High Availability Deployment Manager is configured.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 8.5.0.0 before 8.5.5.18; from 9.0.0.0 before 9.0.5.5 — fixed in 8.5.5.18, 9.0.5.5
IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise: 7.0, 8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.18, 9.0.5.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184363
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6323293
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184363
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6323293

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