Security Bulletin
Summary
There is a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server that could allow an HTTP response splitting attack in Channel. IBM MQ Light has addressed the CVE.
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 by 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 to 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 Light V1.0 and V1.0.1 on all platforms.
Remediation/Fixes
Upgrade to the latest version of IBM MQ Light.
The following link describes how to re-use the data from an existing installation using an upgraded installation:
http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSBJCR_1.0.0/com.ibm.mq.koa.doc/tmql_data.htm
Workarounds and Mitigations
None.
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References
Change History
21 December 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
swg21972006