FKIE_CVE-2018-1957

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-12-10 14:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:52
Severity
4.0 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9 could allow sensitive information to be available caused by mishandling of data by the application based on an incorrect return by the httpServletRequest#authenticate() API when an unprotected URI is accessed. IBM X-Force ID: 153629.
References
psirt@us.ibm.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106203Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153629VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
psirt@us.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744247Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106203Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/153629VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10744247Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm websphere_application_server *
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          "vendor": "IBM",
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      "value": "IBM WebSphere Application Server 9 podr\u00eda permitir que informaci\u00f3n sensible est\u00e9 disponible debido a la gesti\u00f3n incorrecta de los datos por parte de la aplicaci\u00f3n en base a un retorno incorrecto por la API httpServletRequest#authenticate() cuando se accede a un URI sin protecci\u00f3n. IBM X-Force ID: 153629."
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  "id": "CVE-2018-1957",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:52:04.923",
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