CVE-2014-8902 describes a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the Blog Portlet across multiple versions of IBM WebSphere Portal, including versions 6.1.0 through 8.5.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through a specially crafted URL. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity. It is a network-based attack with medium access complexity, requiring no authentication, and primarily impacts integrity (partial), with no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:6.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.