CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2013-0540

Improper Authentication

Published: Apr 24, 2013 | Modified: Aug 29, 2017
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.5 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty Profile 8.5 before 8.5.0.2, when SSL is not enabled, does not properly validate authentication cookies, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via an HTTP session.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Websphere_application_server Ibm 8.5.0.0 (including) 8.5.0.0 (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 8.5.0.1 (including) 8.5.0.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References