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CVE-2012-4851

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.3)—

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 Liberty Profile before 8.5.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URI.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

IBM — Websphere Application Server

CWEs

References

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