Cross-site scripting in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - CVE-2019-4663
Published: June 14, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77312
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-4663
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The 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.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Affected software
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor
IBM Cloud Application Business Insights
IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor
IBM Cloud Application Business Insights
How to mitigate CVE-2019-4663
Install update from vendor's website.
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty - update to 19.0.0.11
IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor - update to 2.0.3
IBM Cloud Application Business Insights - addressed in versions 1.1.3.1, 1.1.4.2
IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor - update to 2.0.3
IBM Cloud Application Business Insights - addressed in versions 1.1.3.1, 1.1.4.2