QID 379592

QID 379592: IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (7145942)

There is a vulnerability in the jose4j library used by IBM WebSphere Application Server traditional and used by the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty.
jose4j is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper input validation. By sending a specially crafted p2c value, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.
Affected Versions:
BM WebSphere Application Server Liberty v21.0.0.3 - v24.0.0.3
IBM WebSphere Application Server v9.0
IBM WebSphere Application Server v8.5

QID Detection Logic:(Authenticated)
It reads the fix xml file and WebSphereApplicationServer.properties to detect the vulnerable version. and it also checks for fixpack version.

Successful exploit by a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
  • Solution
    For more information kindly refer 7145942
    Vendor References

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    Advisory ID Software Component Link
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