CVE-2017-1120 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Portal versions 8.5 and 9.0. This flaw allows an attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into the web interface, potentially leading to the disclosure of user credentials within a trusted session. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and impacting confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_portal:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.