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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to an Information Disclosure (CVE-2022-22393)

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to an information disclosure with the adminCenter-1.0 feature enabled. This has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2022-22393
DESCRIPTION:   IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, with the adminCenter-1.0 feature configured, could allow an authenticated user to issue a request to obtain the status of HTTP/HTTPS ports which are accessible by the application server.
CVSS Base score: 3.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222078 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s)
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3-22.0.0.5

Remediation/Fixes

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the APAR PH45086. To determine if a feature is enabled for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, refer to How to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature. 

For IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 - 22.0.0.5 using the adminCenter-1.0 feature: 
· Upgrade to minimal fix pack levels as required by interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PH45086
--OR--
· Apply Liberty Fix Pack 22.0.0.6 or later (targeted availability 2Q2022).

Additional interim fixes may be available and linked off the interim fix download page.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

Complete CVSS v3 Guide
On-line Calculator v3

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To determine if a feature is enabled for IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, refer to How to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature. 

Related Information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog

Change History

12 May 2022: Initial Publication

*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.

Disclaimer

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 May 2022

UID

ibm16585704

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