IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 < 7.0.0.46 / 8.0 < 8.0.0.16 / 8.5 < 8.5.5.18 / 9.0 < 9.0.5.4 / Liberty 17.0.0.3 < 20.0.0.5 Information Disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 136410

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Synopsis

The remote web application server is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is version 7.0 prior to 7.0.0.46, 8.0 prior to 8.0.0.16, 8.5 prior to 8.5.5.18, 9.0 prior to 9.0.5.4, or 17.0.0.3 (Liberty) prior to 20.0.0.5 could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by improper parameter checking. This could be exploited to conduct spoofing attacks. (CVE-2020-4329).

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the Fix Pack recommended in the vendor advisory. Alternatively, upgrade to the minimal fix pack levels required by the interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PH20847.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 136410

File Name: websphere_6201862.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 5/8/2020

Updated: 9/24/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-4329

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

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: 4/27/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-4329

IAVA: 2020-A-0192-S

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