What is CVE-2017-1673?

CVE-2017-1673 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-1673?

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

XSS in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager

CVE-2017-1673

IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7 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: 133640.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-01-04 · 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: 0.009 (59.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 2.5, 2.7, 2.6
IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager — versions 2.5.0, 2.5.0.0, 2.5.0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/133640 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/102436 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Issue Tracking)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1673?: CVE-2017-1673 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Key Lifecycle Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-1673?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.