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How do I prevent information disclosure caused by the X-Powered-By header in IBM Log Analysis deployments on WebSphere Liberty?

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Summary

This technical note addresses the information disclosure vulnerability caused by the `X-Powered-By` HTTP response header in IBM Log Analysis deployments running on WebSphere Liberty. The header exposes servlet container version information that can assist attackers in fingerprinting the technology stack and targeting version-specific vulnerabilities.

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Worldwide

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Modified date:
16 March 2026

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ibm17266155