Information disclosure in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2017-1501
Published: August 18, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7984
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1501
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists in the application server due to weak security restrictions. A remote attacker can change security bindings settings via the Admin Console and access arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
The weakness exists in the application server due to weak security restrictions. A remote attacker can change security bindings settings via the Admin Console and access arbitrary files on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Affected software
IBM WebSphere Application Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1501
Update 8.x to versions 8.0.0.14, 8.5.5.11 or later.
Update 9.x to version 9.0.0.5.
Update 9.x to version 9.0.0.5.