CVE-2021-39038

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-02-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1021

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 213968.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 9.0.0.0 before 9.0.5.12; from 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.2 — fixed in 9.0.5.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0.5.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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