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CVE-2018-1798 IBM WebSphere Application Server

Affected softwareIBM WebSphere Application Server
Severity6.1 Medium CVSS 3.0 3 scores
WeaknessCross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Published12 Nov 2018
Updated17 Jun 2026

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 8 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 1.5% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

6.1 MEDIUM v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.0 6.1 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N psirt@us.ibm.com Secondary published
CVSS 3.0 6.1 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N NVD Primary
CVSS 2.0 4.3 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 4 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd ibm websphere application server generic ≥ 7.0.0.0 and ≤ 7.0.0.45 · ≥ 8.0.0.0 and ≤ 8.0.0.15 · ≥ 8.5.0.0 and ≤ 8.5.5.14 · ≥ 9.0.0.0 and ≤ 9.0.0.9

References

URLTags
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730703 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105945 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042053 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/149428 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2018-11-12By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.