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CVE-2019-4086: IBM Cloud Application Performance Management 8.1.4 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking act...

IBM Cloud Application Performance Management 8.1.4 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 157509.

MediumCVSS 6.1Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This is a clickjacking issue in IBM Cloud Application Performance Management 8.1.4. An attacker could trick a user into visiting a malicious website and hijack that user’s clicks, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or follow-on attacks. The issue is medium severity and requires user interaction.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate-priority legacy product risk. It is not shown as actively exploited, but it can support unauthorized user-driven actions if vulnerable IBM APM users are socially engineered.

Technical view

CVE-2019-4086 affects IBM Cloud Application Performance Management 8.1.4. The CVSS 3.0 vector is network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact. No CWE is listed in the provided sources.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running IBM Cloud Application Performance Management 8.1.4, especially where users access its web interface through browsers. The bundle does not identify other affected versions or products.

Exploitation context

The source describes social engineering: the attacker must persuade a victim to visit a malicious website. The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. CVSS temporal data lists exploit maturity as unproven.

Researcher notes

The provided evidence is narrow: one affected product/version, IBM X-Force ID 157509, and no listed CWE. Do not broaden scope beyond IBM Cloud Application Performance Management 8.1.4 without vendor confirmation.

Mitigation direction

  • Review IBM’s security bulletin for the vendor-approved remediation.
  • Prioritize remediation for any confirmed IBM APM 8.1.4 deployment.
  • Restrict access to APM interfaces to trusted users and networks where practical.
  • Use vendor guidance before applying compensating clickjacking controls.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory IBM Cloud Application Performance Management deployments and versions.
  • Confirm whether version 8.1.4 is present in production or exposed environments.
  • Check IBM bulletin status against each affected deployment.
  • Review whether APM web access is limited to trusted users.
  • Document any unresolved systems and compensating controls.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.1 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/UI:R/A:N/AV:N/AC:L/S:C/PR:N/I:L/C:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.1CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/UI:R/A:N/AV:N/AC:L/S:C/PR:N/I:L/C:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O2.82.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

6.1Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2019-4086Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/UI:R/A:N/AV:N/AC:L/S:C/PR:N/I:L/C:L/RC:C/E:U/RL:O

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMCloud Application Performance Management8.1.4Listed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

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