IBM WebSphere Portal Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2017-1423)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 128995

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Synopsis

The web portal application installed on remote Windows host is affected by an informaiton disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM WebSphere Portal installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability exists in Web Application Bridge component. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, to disclose potentially sensitive information.

Solution

Apply the appropriate fixes according to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 128995

File Name: websphere_portal_cve-2017-1423.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/18/2019

Updated: 10/17/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1423

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_portal

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Portal, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/25/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/25/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1423

BID: 102255

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