SB2017103107 - Information disclosure in IBM WebSphere Application Server
Published: October 31, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017103107
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1583)
CWE-ID: CWE-388 - Error Handling
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to improper error handling by MyFaces in JSF. A remote attacker can read arbitrary data on the target system.
2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4343)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to an error in Apache MyFaces. A remote attacker can use specially crafted parameters to inject EL expressions into input fields mapped as view parameters and obtain sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.