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IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.0.10 < 8.0.0.14 / 8.5.5.3 < 8.5.5.12 / 9.0.0.0 < 9.0.0.4 OIDC Privilege Escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 97858

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Synopsis

The remote web application server is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is version 8.0.0.10 prior to 8.0.0.14, 8.5.5.3 prior to 8.5.5.12, or 9.0.0.0 prior to 9.0.0.4. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in the OpenID Connect (OIDC) Trust Association Interceptor (TAI) that is triggered when the com.ibm.websphere.security.InvokeTAIbeforeSSO custom property includes the OIDC TAI class name com.ibm.ws.security.oidc.client.RelyingParty.
An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges.

Solution

Apply IBM WebSphere Application Server version 8.0 Fix Pack 14 (8.0.0.14) / 8.5 Fix Pack 12 (8.5.5.12) / 9.0 Fix Pack 4 (9.0.0.4) or later. Alternatively, upgrade to the minimal fix pack levels required by the interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PI74857. As a workaround, disable InvokeTAIbeforeSSO for the OIDC TAI class per the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21999293

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 97858

File Name: websphere_9_0_0_4.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 3/21/2017

Updated: 11/13/2019

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1151

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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: www/WebSphere, Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1151

BID: 96841