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IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0.0.x < 9.0.0.10 XML External Entity Injection (XXE) Vulnerability (CVE-2018-1905)

high Nessus Plugin ID 119680

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Synopsis

The remote web application server is affected by an XML external entity injection vulnerability.

Description

The IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is version 9.0.0.x prior to 9.0.0.10. It is, therefore, affected by an XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability due to an incorrectly configured XML parser accepting XML external entities from an untrusted source. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via specially crafted XML data, to disclose sensitive information.

Solution

Upgrade to IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0.0.10 or later.
Alternatively, upgrade to the minimal fix pack levels required by the interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PH04192.

See Also

https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10738721

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 119680

File Name: websphere_cve-2018-1905.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 12/14/2018

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1905

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Application Server

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1905

BID: 106030