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IBM WebSphere Portal AccessControl REST API Information Disclosure (PI51395)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 87775

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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 REST API. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, 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.

See Also

https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21973152

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 87775

File Name: websphere_portal_cve-2015-7447.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/7/2016

Updated: 11/22/2019

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-2015-7447

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

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/15/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7447

BID: 79511