CVE-2018-1660 — IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

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MEDIUM

IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Published Sep 27, 2018

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.07%

Description

IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-force ID: 144886.

Affected products

Vendor IBM Product WebSphere Portal Default
n/a
- Version
  7.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  8.5
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  9.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

IBM

WebSphere Portal

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
7.0	affected	-
8.0	affected	-
8.5	affected	-
9.0	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.07% 0.01068

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01068

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (16 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.07% (0.01068)	63.54th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.07% (0.01068)	60.28th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.29% (0.00289)	50.22th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.07% (0.00069)	32.22th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 14, 2024	0.07% (0.00069)	29.50th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 16, 2024	0.07% (0.00068)	27.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 8, 2023	0.08% (0.00084)	34.79th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.10% (0.00097)	39.09th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00950)	32.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	30.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	28.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	13.46th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	8.11% (0.08111)	85.11th	v1
Jan 6, 2022	8.11% (0.08111)	84.93th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	8.11% (0.08111)	92.57th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	8.11% (0.08111)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-79

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References (4)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105446
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041755
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144886
vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10715923
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105446		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041755		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/144886		vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10715923		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner ibm

Published Sep 27, 2018

Updated Sep 17, 2024

Reserved Dec 13, 2017

Link CVE-2018-1660

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2018-1660

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2018-1660