{"id":"CVE-2025-12635","title":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.12 are affected by cross-site scripting due to improper validation of user-supplied input","summary":"IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.12 are affected by cross-site scripting due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vuln…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-79"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"websphere_application_server","affected":["websphere_application_server >= 8.5, < 8.5.5.29","websphere_application_server >= 9.0, < 9.0.5.27","websphere_application_server >= 17.0.0.3, < 26.0.0.1"],"patched":["websphere_application_server 26.0.0.1"],"published":"2025-12-08","updated":"2026-10-07","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-07T20:10:01.970","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12635","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7254078","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00167,"epssPercentile":0.05424,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T20:46:46.774Z","slug":"CVE-2025-12635","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5, 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.12 are affected by cross-site scripting due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a specially crafted URL to redirect the user to a malicious site.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `websphere_application_server >= 8.5, < 8.5.5.29`\n- `websphere_application_server >= 9.0, < 9.0.5.27`\n- `websphere_application_server >= 17.0.0.3, < 26.0.0.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `websphere_application_server 26.0.0.1`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.7,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}