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TI-2025-11588 Aliases CVE-2025-12635GHSA-pmc7-2mv9-jmgx

IBM WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Application Server Liberty Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 24CWE-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 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.12 are affected by cross-site scripting due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a specially crafted URL to redirect the user to a malicious site.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00167 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMWebSphere Application Server9.0 – 2.0.18; 8.5—No fix listedCNA
IBMWebSphere Application Server Liberty17.0.0.3 – 25.0.0.12—No fix listedCNA
  • WebSphere Application Server VendorIBM Affected 9.0 – 2.0.18; 8.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • WebSphere Application Server Liberty VendorIBM Affected 17.0.0.3 – 25.0.0.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.5 to before 8.5.5.29; 9.0 to before 9.0.5.27VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:*17.0.0.3 to before 26.0.0.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5 to before 8.5.5.29; 9.0 to before 9.0.5.27 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:liberty:*:*:* Versions 17.0.0.3 to before 26.0.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12635
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmc7-2mv9-jmgx

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2015-06198 Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-00403 modules/arch/win32/mod_isapi.c in mod_isapi in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.37 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2019-03185 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03809 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-24648 IBM WebSphere Application Server code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03807 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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