CVE-2017-1303 (GCVE-0-2017-1303)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-07-31 21:00
Modified
2025-12-04 14:55
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
IBM WebSphere Portal and Web Content Manager 7.0, 8.0, 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: 125457.
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Vendor Product Version
IBM WebSphere Portal Version: 7.0
Version: 8.0
Version: 8.5
Version: 9.0
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