IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.x < 8.5.5.29 / 9.x < 9.0.5.26 DoS (7242088)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 249233

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 7242088 advisory.

- Allocation of resources for multipart headers with insufficient limits enabled a DoS vulnerability in Apache Commons FileUpload. This issue affects Apache Commons FileUpload: from 1.0 before 1.6; from 2.0.0-M1 before 2.0.0-M4. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 1.6 or 2.0.0-M4, which fix the issue. (CVE-2025-48976)

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 8.5.5.29, 9.0.5.26 or later. Alternatively, upgrade to the minimal fix pack levels required by the interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PH67137.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 249233

File Name: websphere_7242088.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/14/2025

Updated: 8/14/2025

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-2025-48976

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Threat Score: 6.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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: 8/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-48976

Detections

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