CVE-2018-1563
IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition (IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0 through 2.2.6) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 2.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Standard Edition (IBM Sterling File Gateway 2.2.0 through 2.2.6) 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. IBM X-Force ID: 142967.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.84% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 August 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- ibm/sterling b2b integrator · ibm/sterling file gateway
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10717031Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104910Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142967VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45190/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10717031Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104910Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142967VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45190/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.