CVE-2022-39161 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-39161

IBM WebSphere Application Server information disclosure

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WebSphere Application Server
Vulnerable Versions:
7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0, Liberty

Timeline

Official Publish: May 3rd, 2023
Last Modified: February 12th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-295

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1557 Adversary-in-the-Middle
Credential Access
T1040 Network Sniffing
Collection
T1552 Unsecured Credentials
Credential Access
T1071 Application Layer Protocol
Command and Control
T1565 Data Manipulation
Impact