IBM WebSphere JSP Source Disclosure / XSS Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2825

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw that allows attackers to retrieve sensitive files.

Description

The remote WebSphere web server is vulnerable to an information leak. There is a flaw in the way that WebSphere determines the web root directory based on the HTTP 'Host' tag. An application server that has its root web directory defined in the Web Servers root directory may disclose the source of .JSP files. JSP source code often contains information that is useful for further attacks. This version of WebSphere is also vulnerable to a remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack. An attacker exploiting this flaw would typically need to convince a user to browse to a malicious URI. Successful exploitation would result in the theft of confidential materials (such as authentication cookies).

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2825

Family: Web Servers

Published: 4/14/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-1112

BID: 13160, 13853, 13349