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IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.x < 8.5.5.15 / 9.0.0.x < 9.0.0.10 Privilege Escalation (CVE-2018-1901)

high Nessus Plugin ID 133273

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Synopsis

The remote web application server is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is version 8.5.x prior to 8.5.5.15, or 9.0.0.x prior to 9.0.0.10. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. This could allow a remote attacker to temporarily gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by incorrect cached value being used

Solution

Upgrade to IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.15 or 9.0.0.10 or later. Alternatively, upgrade to the minimal fix pack levels required by the interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PH02811.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738727

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 133273

File Name: websphere_cve-2018-1901.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 1/28/2020

Updated: 11/30/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1901

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Application Server

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1901