IBM WebSphere Portal Error Codes Information Disclosure (PI21858)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 77539

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has web portal software installed that is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM WebSphere Portal on the remote host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability by returning error codes. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to identify devices behind a firewall.

Solution

IBM has published Interim Fix PI21858. Refer to IBM's advisory for more information.

See Also

https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21680230

http://www.nessus.org/u?ad660435

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 77539

File Name: websphere_portal_cve-2014-4746.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/5/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_portal

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Portal

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4746

BID: 69044