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In 2025 there have been 0 vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application Server. Last year, in 2024 WebSphere Application Server had 19 security vulnerabilities published. Right now, WebSphere Application Server is on track to have less security vulnerabilities in 2025 than it did last year.




Year Vulnerabilities Average Score
2025 0 0.00
2024 19 6.43
2023 6 6.37
2022 8 6.79
2021 6 7.43
2020 22 7.26
2019 18 5.79
2018 24 7.03

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Recent IBM WebSphere Application Server Security Vulnerabilities

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5/9.0 XSS Vulnerability in Web UI

CVE-2024-45087 4.8 - Medium - November 11, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows a privileged user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

XSS

IBM WebSphere XXE Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2024-45086 5.5 - Medium - November 04, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

XXE

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting

CVE-2024-45071 4.8 - Medium - October 16, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows a privileged user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

XSS

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data

CVE-2024-45072 5.5 - Medium - October 16, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

XXE

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service

CVE-2024-45085 7.5 - High - October 15, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, under certain configurations, caused by an unexpected specially crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an error resulting in a denial of service.

Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting

CVE-2024-45073 4.8 - Medium - September 30, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows a privileged user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

XSS

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.8 could

CVE-2023-50314 7.5 - High - August 14, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.8 could allow an attacker with access to the network to conduct spoofing attacks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a certificate issued by a trusted authority to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 274713.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow an attacker with access to the network to conduct spoofing attacks

CVE-2023-50315 5.9 - Medium - August 14, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow an attacker with access to the network to conduct spoofing attacks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a certificate issued by a trusted authority to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 274714.

Improper Certificate Validation

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could

CVE-2024-35154 7.2 - High - July 09, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker, who has authorized access to the administrative console, to execute arbitrary code. Using specially crafted input, the attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 292641.

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2024-35153 4.8 - Medium - June 27, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows a privileged user 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: 292640.

XSS

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user due to improper signature validation

CVE-2024-37532 8.8 - High - June 20, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user due to improper signature validation. IBM X-Force ID: 294721.

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5

CVE-2024-25026 7.5 - High - April 25, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.4 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 281516.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5

CVE-2024-22329 - April 17, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.3 are vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to conduct the SSRF attack. X-Force ID: 279951.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5

CVE-2024-22354 7 - High - April 17, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.5 are vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information, consume memory resources, or to conduct a server-side request forgery attack. IBM X-Force ID: 280401.

XXE

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 18.0.0.2 through 24.0.0.4 is vulnerable to a denial of service

CVE-2024-27268 7.5 - High - April 04, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 18.0.0.2 through 24.0.0.4 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 284574.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security for outbound TLS connections caused by a failure to honor user configuration

CVE-2023-50313 6.5 - Medium - April 02, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security for outbound TLS connections caused by a failure to honor user configuration. IBM X-Force ID: 274812.

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.4 is vulnerable to a denial of service

CVE-2024-22353 7.5 - High - March 31, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.4 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 280400.

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 23.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2024-27270 6.1 - Medium - March 27, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 23.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in a specially crafted URI. IBM X-Force ID: 284576.

XSS

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.2 could provide weaker than expected security for outbound TLS connections caused by a failure to honor user configuration

CVE-2023-50312 6.5 - Medium - March 01, 2024

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.2 could provide weaker than expected security for outbound TLS connections caused by a failure to honor user configuration. IBM X-Force ID: 274711.

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7 is vulnerable to a denial of service

CVE-2023-38737 7.5 - High - August 16, 2023

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 22.0.0.13 through 23.0.0.7 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the server to consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 262567.

Resource Exhaustion

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security

CVE-2023-35890 5.5 - Medium - July 07, 2023

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security, caused by the improper encoding in a local configuration file. IBM X-Force ID: 258637.

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data

CVE-2023-27554 6.3 - Medium - May 11, 2023

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 249185.

XXE

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, when configured to communicate with the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server, could

CVE-2022-39161 5.3 - Medium - May 03, 2023

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, when configured to communicate with the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server, could allow an authenticated user to conduct spoofing attacks. A man-in-the-middle attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a certificate issued by a trusted authority to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 235069.

Improper Certificate Validation

IBM Runtime Environment

CVE-2023-30441 7.5 - High - April 29, 2023

IBM Runtime Environment, Java Technology Edition IBMJCEPlus and JSSE 8.0.7.0 through 8.0.7.11 components could expose sensitive information using a combination of flaws and configurations. IBM X-Force ID: 253188.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

CVE-2023-24966 6.1 - Medium - April 27, 2023

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 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 X-Force ID: 246904.

XSS

"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 Web services could

CVE-2022-38712 5.9 - Medium - November 03, 2022

"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 Web services could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to conduct SOAPAction spoofing to execute unwanted or unauthorized operations. IBM X-Force ID: 234762."

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF)

CVE-2022-35282 6.5 - Medium - September 28, 2022

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to server-side request forgery (SSRF). By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker with local network access could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive data.

SSRF

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.7 and Open Liberty are vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user using a specially crafted request

CVE-2022-22476 8.8 - High - July 08, 2022

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.7 and Open Liberty are vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user using a specially crafted request. IBM X-Force ID: 225604.

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0, with the Ajax Proxy Web Application (AjaxProxy.war) deployed, is vulnerable to spoofing by

CVE-2022-22365 5.9 - Medium - May 20, 2022

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0, with the Ajax Proxy Web Application (AjaxProxy.war) deployed, is vulnerable to spoofing by allowing a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof SSL server hostnames. IBM X-Force ID: 220904.

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty and Open Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.5 are vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user

CVE-2022-22475 6.5 - Medium - May 17, 2022

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty and Open Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.5 are vulnerable to identity spoofing by an authenticated user. IBM X-Force ID: 225603.

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.5 , with the adminCenter-1.0 feature configured, could

CVE-2022-22393 6.5 - Medium - May 13, 2022

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.5 , with the adminCenter-1.0 feature configured, could allow an authenticated user to issue a request to obtain the status of HTTP/HTTPS ports which are accessible by the application server. IBM X-Force ID: 222078.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.2 could

CVE-2021-39038 5.4 - Medium - February 24, 2022

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.2 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: 213968.

Clickjacking

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.1 could

CVE-2021-39031 8.8 - High - January 25, 2022

IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.1 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to conduct an LDAP injection. By using a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability and could result in in granting permission to unauthorized resources. IBM X-Force ID: 213875.

Injection

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 and Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 21.0.0.9 could

CVE-2021-29842 5.3 - Medium - September 16, 2021

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0 and Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 21.0.0.9 could allow a remote user to enumerate usernames due to a difference of responses from valid and invalid login attempts. IBM X-Force ID: 205202.

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0

CVE-2021-20492 8.2 - High - May 26, 2021

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and Liberty Java Batch is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 197793.

XXE

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0

CVE-2021-20454 8.2 - High - April 21, 2021

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 196649.

XXE

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data

CVE-2021-20453 8.2 - High - April 20, 2021

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 196648.

XXE

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system

CVE-2020-5016 6.5 - Medium - March 10, 2021

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. When application security is disabled and JAX-RPC applications are present, an attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary xml files on the system. This does not occur if Application security is enabled. IBM X-Force ID: 193556.

Directory traversal

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0

CVE-2021-20353 8.2 - High - February 10, 2021

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 194882.

XXE

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system

CVE-2020-4782 6.5 - Medium - October 28, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Directory traversal

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could

CVE-2020-4576 7.5 - High - October 01, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.5, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 184428.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0

CVE-2020-4643 7.5 - High - September 21, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 185590.

XXE

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 20.0.0.9 running oauth-2.0 or openidConnectServer-1.0 server features is vulnerable to a denial of service attack conducted by an authenticated client

CVE-2020-4590 6.5 - Medium - September 21, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 20.0.0.9 running oauth-2.0 or openidConnectServer-1.0 server features is vulnerable to a denial of service attack conducted by an authenticated client. IBM X-Force ID: 184650.

IBM WebSphere Application Server ND 8.5 and 9.0

CVE-2020-4575 6.1 - Medium - August 27, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server ND 8.5 and 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise 7.0 and 8.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting when High Availability Deployment Manager is configured.

XSS

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could

CVE-2020-4589 9.8 - Critical - August 13, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects from untrusted sources. IBM X-Force ID: 184585.

Marshaling, Unmarshaling

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could

CVE-2020-4534 8.8 - High - August 03, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper handling of UNC paths. By scheduling a task with a specially-crafted UNC path, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with higher privileges. IBM X-Force ID: 182808.

Improper Privilege Management

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could

CVE-2020-4464 8.8 - High - July 17, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects over the SOAP connector. IBM X-Force ID: 181489.

Marshaling, Unmarshaling

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could

CVE-2020-4449 7.5 - High - June 05, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181230.

Information Disclosure

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could

CVE-2020-4450 9.8 - Critical - June 05, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects. IBM X-Force ID: 181231.

Marshaling, Unmarshaling

IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could

CVE-2020-4448 9.8 - Critical - June 05, 2020

IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially-crafted sequence of serialized objects from untrusted sources. IBM X-Force ID: 181228.

Marshaling, Unmarshaling

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