# CVE-2026-11383: Cross-site Scripting in IBM WebSphere Application Server shipped with Tivoli System Automation Application Manager

> Cross-site scripting in the Administrative Console allows attackers to execute scripts in victim browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 30 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-72hc-pg85-56c6

## What is CVE-2026-11383?

CVE-2026-11383 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 30 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager 4.1 and IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by cross-site scripting in the Administrative Console.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-11383?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Tivoli System Automation Application Manager, Ibm Websphere Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-11383?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-11383 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-11383 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11383 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server

- [CVE-2026-11707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11707/): Cross-site scripting in Tivoli System Automation Application Manager (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-11383 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-11383 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 30 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-11383 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-2026-11383/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11383/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-11383
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11383
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-11383

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-11383/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.