IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 < 8.5.5.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9880

Synopsis

The remote host is running an application server that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host appears to be running IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 prior to 8.5.5.11. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple issues :

- A flaw exists that is triggered during the handling of responses. This may allow a remote attacker gain access to sensitive server identification information.
- A flaw exists that is triggered as input is not properly sanitized when deserializing Java objects. This may allow an authenticated remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade WebSphere Application Server to 8.5.5.11 or later.

See Also

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24043005

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 9880

Family: Web Servers

Published: 1/25/2017

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 94512

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server

Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5983, CVE-2016-5986

BID: 93013, 93162