# CVE-2025-36000: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty cross-site scripting

> A privileged user can inject JavaScript into the Web UI, potentially stealing credentials from trusted sessions in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q75f-gp3w-mr34

## What is CVE-2025-36000?

CVE-2025-36000 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 12 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.8 

is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows a privileged user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36000?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-36000?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-36000 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server

- [CVE-2015-1920](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1920/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0462/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1377/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3186/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1899/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-36000 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-36000 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 12 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36000 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Websphere Application Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36000/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36000/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-36000
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36000
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-36000

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36000/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.