CVE-2026-11708

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the administrative console's integrated help system.

CVSS v3 9.3 CRITICAL

9.3^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.8

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7278590	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:::::traditional:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:::::traditional:::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-30 20:17

Updated : 2026-07-02 18:07

NVD link : CVE-2026-11708

Mitre link : CVE-2026-11708

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-11708

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

websphere_application_server

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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