LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2017-1121: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 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 Reference #: 1997743

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdated
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysis

Security readout for executives and security teams

This flaw lets malicious script be placed in the WebSphere web interface. If a trusted user interacts with affected UI content, credentials or session data could be exposed. Business urgency depends on whether affected WebSphere Web UI instances are still deployed and reachable by administrators or other trusted users. Likely exposure is limited to organizations still running affected IBM WebSphere Application Server versions with the Web UI accessible to users. Internet-facing or broadly reachable administrative interfaces raise concern. The provided sources do not identify specific components, paths, or configurations required for exploitation. Treat this as a medium-priority legacy platform risk unless affected WebSphere Web UI instances are internet-facing or widely accessible. Prioritize inventory and vendor guidance first because the public bundle lacks severity scoring and fixed-version detail. Mitigation focus: Review IBM advisory 1997743 for vendor-designated fixes or mitigations.; Apply IBM-recommended maintenance for affected WebSphere Application Server versions.; Restrict Web UI access to trusted administrative networks and users..

Prepared

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2017-1121 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Unknown
CVSS
Not scored
Known Exploited
No
Published
Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
1Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBM CorporationWebSphere Application Server8.0.0, 7.0.0, 8.5, 9.0Listed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.