IBM WebSphere Application Server SEoL (5.0.x)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 171348

Synopsis

An unsupported version of IBM WebSphere Application Server is installed on the remote host.

Description

According to its version, IBM WebSphere Application Server is 5.0.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a version of IBM WebSphere Application Server that is currently supported.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e706bb52

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 171348

File Name: websphere_5_0_seol.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: combined

Agent: unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/10/2023

Updated: 11/3/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable standard unsupported software score.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Application Server