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FKIE_CVE-2016-2923

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-07-07 14:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:44
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.5 through 8.5.5.9 Liberty before Liberty Fix Pack 16.0.0.2 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for an unspecified JAX-RS API cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via script access to this cookie.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI61936
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983700Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91518
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI61936
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983700Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91518
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.0
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.1
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.2
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.3
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.4
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.5
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.6
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.7
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.8
ibm websphere_application_server 8.5.5.9
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