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CVE-2026-11708 (GCVE-0-2026-11708)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-30 19:47 – Updated: 2026-07-01 14:01
VLAI
Title
IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the administrative console's integrated help system.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-01 14:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278590 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
IBM WebSphere Application Server Affected: 9.0
Affected: 8.5
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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