What is CVE-2018-1502?

CVE-2018-1502 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Content Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-1502?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Content Manager

CVE-2018-1502

IBM Content Manager Enterprise Edition Resource Manager 8.4.3 and 9.5 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: 141338.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-05-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.009 · change: -0.000

Affected products

IBM Content Manager — versions 8.4.3, 8.5
IBM Content Manager — versions 8.4.3, 8.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040760 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/141338 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1502?: CVE-2018-1502 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Content Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-1502?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.