CERT-In Vulnerability Note
CIVN-2017-0190
Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Portal
Original Issue Date:December 26, 2017
Severity Rating: HIGH
Software Affected
- IBM WebSphere Portal 9.0
- IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5
- IBM WebSphere Portal 8.0
- IBM WebSphere Portal 7.0
Overview
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in IBM Websphere Portal which could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information of the affected system.
Description
1. Web Application Bridge Information Disclosure Vulnerability
(
CVE-2017-1423
)
This vulnerability exists in the Web Application Bridge component of IBM WebSphere Portal due to exposing of backend server URLs which are configured to be used by the Web Application Bridge component. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information from the affected system.
Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to conduct further attacks.
2. Portal Error Message Information Disclosure Vulnerability
(
CVE-2017-1698
)
This vulnerability exists in IBM Websphere Portal due to a condition that exists from an error message which returned from the affected system. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests that triggers an error message.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information from the affected system. This could be leveraged to conduct further attacks.
Solution
Apply appropriate updates as mentioned by the vendor:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011400
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011519
Vendor Information
IBM
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011400
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011519
References
IBM
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011400
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22011519
Security Tracker
http://securitytracker.com/id/1040017
https://securitytracker.com/id/1040043
Cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=56285
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=56323
CVE Name
CVE-2017-1423
CVE-2017-1698
Disclaimer
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Contact Information
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Postal address
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Government of India
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India
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