PT-2012-3846 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server

Published 2012-05-01 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-2162

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 8.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network or spoof arbitrary servers via a man-in-the-middle attack due to the use of unencrypted HTTP communication after the expiration of the plugin-key.kdb password.

Recommendations For IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 8.0 and earlier, update the plugin-key.kdb password to prevent the use of unencrypted HTTP communication.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2162

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2162 · Security Note
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21591172 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2162 · Note
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21588312 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74900 · Note