Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU98732

Information disclosure in IBM WebSphere Application Server - CVE-2019-4505

Published: October 16, 2024

Vulnerability identifier: #VU98732

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-4505

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted URL to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system and view any file in a certain directory.

Affected software

IBM WebSphere Application Server
IBM Tivoli System Automation Application Manager

How to mitigate CVE-2019-4505

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/964766
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/164364

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