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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server, which is bundled with IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition, is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (CVE-2022-22477)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server, which is bundled with IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition, is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (CVE-2022-22477)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-22477
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 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 leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 225605.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/225605 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) and Version(s) Affecting Product(s) and Version(s)

IBM WebSphere Hybrid Edition

  • 5.1

IBM WebSphere Application Server

  • 9.0
  • 8.5

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the APAR PH46332 as described in Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (CVE-2022-22477).

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
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Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

03 Oct 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 October 2022

Initial Publish date:
03 October 2022

UID

ibm16825921

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