CVE-2009-0855

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1 - Cross-Site Scripting in Administrative Console

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2009-0855. PoCs published by IBM.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server by injecting a script tag into the URL path. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient input sanitization, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the affected site.

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the administrative console in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.23 on z/OS allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by IBM · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32839

The exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server by injecting a script tag into the URL path. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient input sanitization, allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IBM WebSphere Application Server prior to 6.1.0.23 and 7.0.0.3
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target WebSphere console URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0854
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34259
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34131
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34461
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34001

Scores

EPSS 0.0598
EPSS Percentile 92.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (25)
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.1
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.2
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.3
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.4
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.5
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.6
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.7
... and 15 more
Published Mar 09, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026