Improper access control in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2014-8912

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Improper access control in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2014-8912

Published: October 28, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40624
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8912
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
WebSphere Portal

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

IBM WebSphere Portal 6.1.0 through 6.1.0.6 CF27, 6.1.5 through 6.1.5.3 CF27, 7.0.0 through 7.0.0.2 CF29, 8.0.0 through 8.0.0.1 CF18, and 8.5.0 before CF08 improperly restricts resource access, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by configuration information.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-8912

Install update from vendor's website.

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