CVE-2026-2483
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceStored XSS vulnerability in IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web UI (versions 11.7.0.0-11.7.1.6) allows authenticated users to inject malicious JavaScript that executes in other users' sessions, potentially enabling session hijacking and credential theft.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 11.7.0.0, <= 11.7.1.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify IBM InfoSphere Information Server versionCheck the installed version by examining the installation directory, using the versionInfo command from the tools directory, or checking the About panel in the Web UI. Common paths: /opt/IBM/InformationServer or C:\IBM\InformationServerAffected if The installed version falls within 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 (inclusive)
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Confirm Web UI component is enabledVerify the IBM InfoSphere Information Server Web UI (often accessed via port 9443 or 9444, or through /ibm/iis/ console path) is accessible and running. Check if the web application server (typically WebSphere) hosting the UI is activeAffected if The Web UI component is installed and accessible on the network
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Verify authentication mechanism existsConfirm that user authentication is configured for the Web UI. Check if users can log in through the standard authentication (often LDAP or internal). Look at WebSphere application security settings for the IISConsole or similar Web UI ear fileAffected if User authentication is enabled and users have accounts to access the Web UI
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Inspect Web UI input fields for stored contentLog into the Web UI as an authenticated user and examine fields that accept and store user input such as: job names, project descriptions, metadata repository labels, or user profile fields. These are potential injection points where XSS could be storedAffected if The Web UI contains input fields that persist user-supplied data across sessions
Your environment is affected if IBM InfoSphere Information Server version 11.7.0.0 through 11.7.1.6 is installed, the Web UI component is accessible, and users can authenticate to store data in input fields.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch when released; until then, implement output encoding, enforce input validation, or deploy WAF rules to block XSS payloads in the Web UI.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing10.0 h
- Review / QA5.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-2483 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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