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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Standard reflected XSS: network vector, no auth but requires victim click (UI:R), scope change into the browser origin, with Low confidentiality/integrity impact rather than High.
Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).
CVSS VectorVendor: ibm
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IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager 4.1 and IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the administrative console login page.
AnalysisAI
Reflected cross-site scripting in the administrative console login page of IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager 4.1 (a component that also involves IBM WebSphere Application Server) allows a remote attacker to inject and execute arbitrary script in an administrator's browser session. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/PR:N/UI:R, scope-changed) yields a high 9.3 base score, but exploitation requires tricking an authenticated console user into loading a crafted URL. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV; a vendor patch is available.
Technical ContextAI
The affected component is the WebSphere-based administrative console shipped with IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager, an enterprise product used to orchestrate high-availability and disaster-recovery automation across IBM middleware. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation): user-controllable input reflected on the console login page is not properly sanitized or output-encoded, so an attacker-supplied string is rendered as active HTML/JavaScript in the browser. Because the login page runs within the trusted WebSphere admin console origin, injected script executes with the privileges of that origin. The single CPE provided, cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_system_automation_application_manager:*, identifies the product but does not pin exact version boundaries beyond the '4.1' cited in the description.
RemediationAI
Apply the fix referenced in IBM's security bulletin at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281073 (Patch available per vendor advisory); the provided data does not include an exact patched version string, so obtain the precise fix pack or interim fix level from that advisory before deployment. As compensating controls until patching, restrict network access to the administrative console to a trusted management VLAN or via VPN/jump host so the login page cannot be reached by untrusted users, and place a WAF or reverse proxy rule in front of the console to filter reflected script in login-page parameters (side effect: may block legitimate special characters in credentials). Because exploitation requires user interaction, also advise administrators not to follow console links from untrusted sources, and consider enabling a strict Content-Security-Policy on the console origin if the WebSphere configuration permits (side effect: can break legacy inline scripts in the console UI).
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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EUVD-2026-51141
GHSA-wqwm-6mc2-j593