Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSRF extends impact beyond Liberty to internal systems, warranting S:C; all other metrics align with network CSRF requiring no attacker privileges but mandatory victim interaction.
Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
5DescriptionNVD
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 perform SSRF attacks with elevated privileges when the collectiveController-1.0 feature is enabled.
AnalysisAI
Cross-site request forgery in IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 enables server-side request forgery with elevated privileges when the collectiveController-1.0 feature is active. An attacker who lures an authenticated Liberty administrator to a malicious web page can trigger forged requests that the server executes with the victim's elevated privileges, allowing the attacker to reach internal services ordinarily inaccessible from the network perimeter. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | The collectiveController-1.0 Liberty feature must be explicitly enabled in server.xml - this is not a default configuration, so Liberty deployments not using collective management are not exposed. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | Despite a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 (High) with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R, the real-world exploitation probability is low. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker identifies an organisation running Liberty with collectiveController-1.0 enabled, then crafts a malicious HTML page containing a hidden form or image tag targeting the collective controller REST API. The attacker sends a phishing email to a known Liberty administrator; when the administrator visits the page while holding an active session, the browser silently submits the forged request, and the Liberty server processes it with the administrator's elevated privileges - allowing the attacker to direct the server to make arbitrary HTTP requests to internal hosts such as metadata services, internal APIs, or other cluster members unreachable from the internet. … |
| Remediation | IBM has released a patch addressing this vulnerability; upgrade to the fixed version documented in the IBM support page at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281651 (exact fix version not independently specified in available data beyond the advisory reference). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, identify all WebSphere Liberty instances running versions 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 with collectiveController-1.0 feature enabled by reviewing deployment inventory and server configurations. …
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EUVD-2026-51139
GHSA-78m2-w26r-hcp9