CVE-2025-12635
IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty Cross-Site Scripting
02 Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty Cross-Site Scripting
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.16% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 5.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-12-08 21:58Z10 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-12-09 16:05Z10 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-11-03
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 60f34afd557ee2e92afeb2f076cf10e9883c1ec23d611ac32e1aba7fad4426b2
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Remediation
Remediation/Fixes IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the fix for APAR PH68817 and PH68243. To determine if a feature is enabled for WebSphere Application Server Liberty, refer to How to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature . For IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 - 25.0.0.12 using the servlet-3.0, servlet-3.1, servlet-4.0, servlet-5.0, or servlet-6.0 feature: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves PH68817 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 26.0.0.1 or later (targeted availability 1Q2026). For IBM WebSphere Application Server traditional: For V9.0.0.0 through 9.0.5.26: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by the interim fix and then apply the Interim Fix that resolves PH68243 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 9.0.5.27 or later (targeted availability 1Q2026). For V8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.28: · Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix that resolves PH68243 --OR-- · Apply Fix Pack 8.5.5.29 or later (targeted availability 1Q2026). Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page.