CVE-2022-39161
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.004 · 30 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, and IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty, when configured to communicate with the Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server, could allow an authenticated user to conduct spoofing attacks. A man-in-the-middle attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a certificate issued by a trusted authority to obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 235069.
cvss
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ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (26)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On 8.2.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:security_access_manager_for_enterprise_single_sign_on:8.2.1
- IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On 8.2.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:security_access_manager_for_enterprise_single_sign_on:8.2.2
- IBM WebSphere Application Server 17.0.0.3-currentall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:17.0.0.3_-_current
- IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository 8.0.xall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:8.0.x
- IBM WebSphere Service Registry and Repository 8.5.xall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:websphere_service_registry_and_repository:8.5.x
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1131IBM WebSphere Application Server: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2023-05-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in IBM WebSphere Application Server ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-39161/cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235069cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.3457cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2024.0122cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6987779cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235069enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6987779enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235069VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
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