What is CVE-2017-1189?

CVE-2017-1189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_portal, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-1189?

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

XSS in Ibm Websphere_portal

CVE-2017-1189

IBM WebSphere Portal and Web Content Manager 6.1, 7.0, and 8.0 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 lea…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (54.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere_portal — versions 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1189?: CVE-2017-1189 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_portal, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-1189?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.