IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5/9.0 TLS information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5/9.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component TLS. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-1719. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5/9.0 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component TLS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security under certain conditions. This could result in a downgrade of TLS protocol. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform man-in-the-middle attacks. IBM X-Force ID: 147292.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 09/14/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-1719 since 12/12/2017. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/16/2023). This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2017 🔍
09/12/2018 +273 days 🔍
09/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
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09/15/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/16/2023 +1704 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-1719 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1719
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124062
X-Force: 147292
SecurityTracker: 1041718

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2018 07:37
Updated: 05/16/2023 11:05
Changes: 09/15/2018 07:37 (59), 03/23/2020 21:46 (1), 05/16/2023 11:00 (4), 05/16/2023 11:05 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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