IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.x < 9.0.5.25 / Liberty 17.0.0.3 < 25.0.0.8 DoS (7239856)

high Nessus Plugin ID 242285

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Synopsis

The remote web application server is affected by a DoS vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is affected by a DoS vulnerability as referenced in the 7239856 advisory.

- IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0 and WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.7 are vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a stack-based overflow. An attacker can send a specially crafted request that cause the server to consume excessive memory resources. (CVE-2025-36097)

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 9.0.5.25, 25.0.0.8 Liberty or later. Alternatively, upgrade to the minimal fix pack levels required by the interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PH67120 / PH67183.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 242285

File Name: websphere_7239856.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/17/2025

Updated: 7/17/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-36097

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 7/16/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-36097

Detections

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