IBM WebSphere Portal JCR Information Disclosure (PI36150)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 84572

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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 installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability due to improper access control enforcement of the JCR component. A remote, unauthenticated attacker, using a specially crafted request, can exploit this to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Solution

Apply the vendor supplied interim fix, or upgrade to the appropriate cumulative fix referenced in the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 84572

File Name: websphere_portal_cve-2015-1887.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/7/2015

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: 6/25/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1887

Detections

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