HIGH
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security when using the Administrative Console
Published Jan 30, 2018
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.84%
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security when using the Administrative Console. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to possibly gain elevated privileges.
Affected products
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- Version 7.0.0.35StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.0.0.37StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.0.0.39StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.0.0.41StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 7.0.0.43StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.11StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.13StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.14StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.5.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.5.11StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.5.12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.5.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.5.8StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.5.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.0.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.0.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.0.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.0.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.0.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IBM | WebSphere Application Server | n/a |
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OR
- ≥ 7.0.0.0 · ≤ 7.0.0.43
- ≥ 8.0.0.0 · ≤ 8.0.0.14
- ≥ 8.5.0.0 · ≤ 8.5.5.13
- ≥ 9.0.0.0 · ≤ 9.0.0.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.84% 0.02845
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02845
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02845) | 86.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02899) | 85.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 1.75% (0.01747) | 81.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 67.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 65.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 63.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 61.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00268) | 62.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.00% (0.09998) | 87.29th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.00% (0.09998) | 87.14th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 10.00% (0.09998) | 94.98th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 10.00% (0.09998) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22012345&myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSEQTP&mync=R&cm_sp=swgws-_-OCSSEQTP-_-R x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102911 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040356 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134912 x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22012345&myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSEQTP&mync=R&cm_sp=swgws-_-OCSSEQTP-_-R | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102911 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040356 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134912 | x_refsource_MISCVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Jan 30, 2018
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Nov 30, 2016
Link CVE-2017-1731
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a