Detections
Analytics

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.x < 8.5.5.31 / 9.x < 9.0.5.29 / Liberty 17.0.0.3 < 26.0.0.8 (7281625)

high Nessus Plugin ID 330488

Synopsis

The remote web application server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 7281625 advisory.

 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.7 is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling due to improper handling of TRACE requests.
 (CVE-2026-15325)

 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.7 is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling. (CVE-2026-15328)

 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.7 are affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP channel due to unbounded allocation of resources without limits. (CVE-2026-14981)

 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.7 is vulnerable to HTTP Response Smuggling due to improper handling of non-standard HTTP version tokens. (CVE-2026-15064)

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

Solution

Update to IBM WebSphere Application Server version 8.5.5.31, 9.0.5.29, 26.0.0.8 Liberty or later. Alternatively, upgrade to the minimal fix pack levels required by the interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PH72191 / PH72192.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7281625

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 330488

File Name: websphere_7281625.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 7/29/2026

Updated: 7/29/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

Percentile: 57.84

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-15328

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.7

Temporal Score: 7.6

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-15325

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: 7/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-14981, CVE-2026-15064, CVE-2026-15325, CVE-2026-15328