CVE-2022-39161

MEDIUM

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0-9.0 & Liberty - Authenticated Spoofing via Improper Certificate Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, when configured to communicate with the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server, could allow an authenticated user to conduct spoofing attacks. A man-in-the-middle attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a certificate issued by a trusted authority to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 235069.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6987779

Scores

CVSS v3 4.8
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.8%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-295
Status published
Products (5)
ibm/websphere_application_server
ibm/websphere_application_server 7.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.5
ibm/websphere_application_server 9.0
Published May 03, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026