CVE-2009-0855

Websphere Application Server vulnerability

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

6.0%

EPSS pct

93th

Exploited

No known

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative console in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.23 on z/OS allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Affected vendor

Ibm

Affected product

Websphere Application Server

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Published

2009-03-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 6.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

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Confirm whether Ibm Websphere Application Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-0855.
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