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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2016-8934: Potential cross-site scripting in the Admin Console for WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2016-8934)

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Published

Feb 1, 2017

Added

Apr 27, 2018

Modified

Jun 23, 2026

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 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

Solution

ibm-was-upgrade-latest

References

CVE-2016-8934
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-8934
IBM-ibm10554493
IBM-swg21996040
IBM-swg21992315
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/554493
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/118594
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-9759
CWE-79
EUVD-EUVD-2016-9759

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