What is CVE-2014-0883?

CVE-2014-0883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Power Hardware Management Console, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-20.

How severe is CVE-2014-0883?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Power Hardware Management Console

CVE-2014-0883

IBM Power HMC 7.1.0 through 7.8.0 and 7.3.5 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: 91163.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-04-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.006 · change: -0.000

Affected products

IBM Power Hardware Management Console — versions 7r7.1.0, 7r7.2.0, 7r7.3.0
IBM Power Hmc — versions 7.3.5, 7.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/security-bulletin-power-hardware-management-console-h… (vendor-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/91163 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-0883?: CVE-2014-0883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Power Hardware Management Console, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-04-20.
How severe is CVE-2014-0883?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.