IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.x < 8.5.5.20 / 9.x < 9.0.5.8 RCE (6891111)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 172173

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Synopsis

The remote web application server is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system with a specially crafted sequence of serialized objects.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to IBM WebSphere Application Server version 8.5.5.20, 9.0.5.8 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 172173

File Name: websphere_6891111.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Web Servers

Published: 3/7/2023

Updated: 10/23/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23477

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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: 1/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-23477

IAVA: 2022-A-0389

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