CVE-2025-36000Network attack vector

Credential disclosure via stored Admin Center scripts

Published Aug 12, 2025 · Updated Aug 12, 2025

Stored XSS in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.8 allows remote authenticated users to disclose credentials. IBM has not disclosed the affected Admin Center field or the missing neutralization operation that permits persistent script storage. The adminCenter-1.0 feature must be enabled, and privileged access is required to plant JavaScript that executes in a trusted Web UI session.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.8 allows remote authenticated users to disclose credentials. IBM has not disclosed the affected Admin Center field or the missing neutralization operation that permits persistent script storage. The adminCenter-1.0 feature must be enabled, and privileged access is required to plant JavaScript that executes in a trusted Web UI session.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-36000
Published
Aug 12, 2025
Updated
Aug 12, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=17.0.0.3 <=25.0.0.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

IBM · IBM WebSphere Application Server Libertyversion=17.0.0.3 <=25.0.0.8

Published CVSS scores

4.4IBMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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