Vulnerability · Published Feb 24, 2022 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2021-39038

Medium 4.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in WebSphere Application Server from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 22.0.0.2 could allow a remote attacker to hijack the clicking action of the victim. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack the victim's click actions and possibly launch further attacks against the victim. IBM X-Force ID: 213968.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.322.0.0.2
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0

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