CVE-2021-39038

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: February 24, 2022 at 05:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:03 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorWebSphere Application ServerWebSphere Application Server Liberty

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

17.0.0.3 ≤ v ≤ 22.0.0.29.0.0.0 ≤ v < 9.0.5.129.0
Affected range stops below 9.0.5.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-1021

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