THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-1755
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2018-1755

Websphere Application Server vulnerability

CVSS
5.9
EPSS
3.5%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by incorrect transport being used when Liberty is configured to use Java Authentication SPI for Containers (JASPIC). This can happen when the Application Server is configured to permit access on non-secure (http) port and using JASPIC or JSR375 authentication.
Affected vendor
Ibm
Affected product
Websphere Application Server
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2018-08-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-1755

  • Confirm whether Ibm Websphere Application Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-1755.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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