SB2022052004 - Spoofing attack in IBM WebSphere Application Server
Published: May 20, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022052004
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22365)
CWE-ID: CWE-300 - Channel Accessible by Non-Endpoint ('Man-in-the-Middle')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists in the way the Ajax Proxy Web Application (AjaxProxy.war) handles HTTP headers. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack and spoof SSL server hostnames.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.