Security Bulletin
Summary
An HTTP response splitting attack vulnerability was addressed by IBM MQ Appliance.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-2017
DESCRIPTION: The IBM WebSphere Portal is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially crafted URL to cause the server to return a split response, after the URL is clicked. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning, or cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/103991 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Affected Products and Versions
IBM MQ Appliance M2000
Remediation/Fixes
Apply fix pack 8.0.0.4 or later maintenance
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References
Change History
30 November 2015: Original version published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 June 2018
UID
swg21971585