Information disclosure in WebSphere Portal - CVE-2017-1698
Published: December 22, 2017 / Updated: December 25, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9735
CSH Severity: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1698
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
WebSphere Portal
WebSphere Portal
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to unspecified condition that exist when returning an error message. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger an error message response and access sensitive information within the error message.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in further attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1698
Install update from vendor's website.