CVE-2018-1996 describes a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0, stemming from improper TLS configuration. This flaw allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information through man-in-the-middle attacks, with a CVSS score of 5.3. While the attack complexity is high and requires low privileges, the potential impact is a high confidentiality breach. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0.0.0, <= 7.0.0.45CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0.0.0, <= 8.0.0.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.5.0.0, <= 8.5.5.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 9.0.0.0, <= 9.0.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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