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CVE-2018-1643: ibm websphere_application_server Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.0MediumModified
Published 15-11-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1643 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in ibm websphere_application_server. EPSS estimates a 1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
25/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-11-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Installation Verification Tool of 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: 144588

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.49% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product
  • websphere_application_server7.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | ≥ 7.0.0.0, ≤ 7.0.0.45 | ≥ 8.0.0.0, ≤ 8.0.0.15 | ≥ 8.5.0.0, ≤ 8.5.5.13 | ≥ 9.0.0.0, ≤ 9.0.0.8

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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