Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2023 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2022-39161IBM WebSphere Application Server information disclosure

Medium 4.8

In plain English

A medium-severity improper certificate validation in WebSphere Application Server from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	WebSphere Application Server	7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, Liberty

Weakness: CWE-295 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6987779 vendor-advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235069 vdb-entry