Cross-site scripting in IBM Connections
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
IBM Connections 5.5 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 X-Force ID: 129020.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00694 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1498
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8mw-58wr-vqjp
References
More IBM Connections vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-02514 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Connections 4.x through 4.5 CR5… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-04225 IBM Connections 3.x before 3.0.1.1 CR3, 4.0 before CR4, 4.5 before CR5, and 5.0 before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-01359 Open redirect in IBM Connections CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2016-02506 IBM Connections 4.x through 4.5 CR5, 5.0 before CR4, and 5.5 before CR1 allows remote… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2015-06209 XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM Connections 3.0.1.1 and earlier, 4.0, 4.5… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2014-00855 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Profiles component in IBM… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
Sources
- CVE-2017-1498 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1498 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p8mw-58wr-vqjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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