High severity · published May 10, 2017
CVE-2017-1137
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 and 8.5.5 could provide weaker than expected security
8.1
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0 and 8.5.5 could provide weaker than expected security. A remote attacker could exploit this weakness to obtain sensitive information and gain unauthorized access to the admin console. IBM X-Force ID: 121549.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
8.0; 8.5; 8.5.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1137
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1137
Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21998469
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038464
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