IBM WebSphere Application Liberty up to 24.0.0.8 certificate validation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM WebSphere Application Liberty up to 24.0.0.8. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-50314. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Liberty up to 24.0.0.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 24.0.0.8 could allow an attacker with access to the network to conduct spoofing attacks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a certificate issued by a trusted authority to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 274713.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-50314 since 12/07/2023. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/30/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209890 (IBM MQ 9.1 < 9.1.0.24 LTS / 9.2 < 9.2.0.28 LTS / 9.3 < 9.3.0.25 LTS / 9.3 < 9.4.1 CD / 9.4 < 9.4.0.6 LTS (7174363)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (274713) and Tenable (209890). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Application Server Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• WebSphere Application Liberty

Version

• 24.0.0.0
• 24.0.0.1
• 24.0.0.2
• 24.0.0.3
• 24.0.0.4
• 24.0.0.5
• 24.0.0.6
• 24.0.0.7
• 24.0.0.8

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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