IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 Cachemonitor is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

Published 8 y ago 2018-10-29 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

6.1

v3.0 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.4%

percentile 72%

Public exploits

none known

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 Cachemonitor 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: 148621.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.0	6.1	`CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O`
CNA	3.0	6.1	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`
NVD	3.0	6.1	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`
NVD	2.0	4.3	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/148621 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
securitytracker.com /id/1041983 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10729547 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-1767
NVD: CVE-2018-1767

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