CVE-2025-36124 (GCVE-0-2025-36124)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-12 18:45 – Updated: 2025-08-12 20:37
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty bypass security
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 25.0.0.8 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by a failure to honor JMS messaging configuration
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-12 19:00 UTC
CWE
- CWE-268 - Privilege Chaining
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242027 | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | WebSphere Application Server Liberty |
Affected:
17.0.0.3 , ≤ 25.0.0.8
(semver)
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