PT-2016-6747 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty+1

Federico Dotta + 1 · Published 2016-10-05 · Updated 2016-11-28 · CVE-2016-5983

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 7.0 through 7.0.0.42 IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 8.0 through 8.0.0.12 IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 8.5 through 8.5.5.10 IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 9.0 through 9.0.0.1 IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty versions prior to 16.0.0.4

Description The issue allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Java code via a crafted serialized object.

Recommendations For IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 7.0 through 7.0.0.42, update to version 7.0.0.43 or later. For IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 8.0 through 8.0.0.12, update to version 8.0.0.13 or later. For IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 8.5 through 8.5.5.10, update to version 8.5.5.11 or later. For IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 9.0 through 9.0.0.1, update to version 9.0.0.2 or later. For IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty versions prior to 16.0.0.4, update to version 16.0.0.4 or later.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-5983

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server

Ibm Websphere Application Server Liberty

References · 5

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI62375 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5983 · Security Note
• https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21990060 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5983 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93162 · Note