XSS CSRF in IBM WebSphere Liberty 17.0.0.3-26.0.0.8
CVE-2026-2482 Published on July 29, 2026
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is affected by a cross-site request forgery
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery which could allow an attacker to execute malicious and unauthorized actions transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-2482 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Session Riding Vulnerability?
The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. When a web server is designed to receive a request from a client without any mechanism for verifying that it was intentionally sent, then it might be possible for an attacker to trick a client into making an unintentional request to the web server which will be treated as an authentic request. This can be done via a URL, image load, XMLHttpRequest, etc. and can result in exposure of data or unintended code execution.
CVE-2026-2482 has been classified to as a Session Riding vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-2482
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Affected Versions
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty:- Version 17.0.0.3, <= 26.0.0.8 is affected.