CVE-2020-4578

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-09-10 · 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: 184433.

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 8.5.5.17; from 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.5

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184433
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6328895
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184433
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6328895

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