CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-39161

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: May 03, 2023 | Modified: May 12, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, when configured to communicate with the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server, could allow an authenticated user to conduct spoofing attacks. A man-in-the-middle attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a certificate issued by a trusted authority to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 235069.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Websphere_application_server Ibm - (including) - (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 7.0 (including) 7.0 (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 8.0 (including) 8.0 (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 8.5 (including) 8.5 (including)
Websphere_application_server Ibm 9.0 (including) 9.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References