What is CVE-2017-1256?

CVE-2017-1256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-1256?

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

XSS in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2017-1256

IBM Security Guardium 10.0, 10.1 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: 124678

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2017-07-05 · 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: 0.008 (56.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.1, 10.0.1, 10.0
IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.0, 10.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/99376 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124678 (Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1256?: CVE-2017-1256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-1256?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.