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IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.23 < 8.5.5.24 / 9.0.5.15 < 9.0.5.17 (7007857)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 178028

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Synopsis

The remote web application server is affected by a improper encoding flaw.

Description

The IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is affected by a improper encoding flaw.
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could provide weaker than expected security, caused by the improper encoding in a local configuration file.

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

Solution

Update to IBM WebSphere Application Server version 8.5.5.23, 9.0.5.17 or later or apply Interim Fix PH54406.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7007857

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 178028

File Name: websphere_7009537.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/7/2023

Updated: 3/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-35890

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: 6/28/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-35890

IAVA: 2023-A-0326