What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-1384?

CVE-2018-1384 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

Websphere Process Server CVE-2018-1384

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2018-03-30 psirt@us.ibm.com

XSS IBM Websphere Process Server Business Process Manager Websphere Enterprise Service Bus Business Process Manager Enterprise Service Bus

5.4

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Mar 30, 2018 - 16:29 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

IBM Business Process Manager 8.6 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: 138135.

AnalysisAI

IBM Business Process Manager 8.6 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. IBM Business Process Manager 8.6 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: 138135. Affected products include: Ibm Business Process Manager, Ibm Websphere Enterprise Service Bus, Ibm Websphere Process Server, Ibm Business Process Manager Enterprise Service Bus.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.