IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 < 8.5.5.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9717

Synopsis

The remote host is running an application server that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host appears to be running IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 prior to 8.5.5.7. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple issues :

- An information disclosure vulnerability exists that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to identify the proxy server software by reading the HTTP 'Via' header. (CVE-2015-1932)
- An unspecified flaw exists that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to spoof servlets or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2015-4938)

Solution

Upgrade WebSphere Application Server to 8.5.5.7 or later.

See Also

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036319#8557

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 9717

Family: Web Servers

Published: 10/26/2016

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 84639

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server

Patch Publication Date: 9/11/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1932, CVE-2015-4938

BID: 76463, 76466