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IBM WebSphere JSP Source Disclosure / XSS Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2825
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to a flaw that allows attackers to retrieve sensitive files.Description
The remote WebSphere web server is vulnerable to an information leak. There is a flaw in the way that WebSphere determines the web root directory based on the HTTP 'Host' tag. An application server that has its root web directory defined in the Web Servers root directory may disclose the source of .JSP files. JSP source code often contains information that is useful for further attacks. This version of WebSphere is also vulnerable to a remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack. An attacker exploiting this flaw would typically need to convince a user to browse to a malicious URI. Successful exploitation would result in the theft of confidential materials (such as authentication cookies).Solution
Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 2825
Family: Web Servers
Published: 4/14/2005
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:U/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-1112