Vulnerabilities > CVE-2016-0377 - Information Exposure vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
LOW
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
ibm
CWE-200
nessus
NVD
Published: 2016-10-22
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

The Administrative Console in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.x before 7.0.0.43, 8.0.x before 8.0.0.13, and 8.5.x before 8.5.5.10 mishandles CSRFtoken cookies, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Ibm
66

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Subverting Environment Variable Values
    The attacker directly or indirectly modifies environment variables used by or controlling the target software. The attacker's goal is to cause the target software to deviate from its expected operation in a manner that benefits the attacker.
  • Footprinting
    An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
  • Exploiting Trust in Client (aka Make the Client Invisible)
    An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities in client/server communication channel authentication and data integrity. It leverages the implicit trust a server places in the client, or more importantly, that which the server believes is the client. An attacker executes this type of attack by placing themselves in the communication channel between client and server such that communication directly to the server is possible where the server believes it is communicating only with a valid client. There are numerous variations of this type of attack.
  • Browser Fingerprinting
    An attacker carefully crafts small snippets of Java Script to efficiently detect the type of browser the potential victim is using. Many web-based attacks need prior knowledge of the web browser including the version of browser to ensure successful exploitation of a vulnerability. Having this knowledge allows an attacker to target the victim with attacks that specifically exploit known or zero day weaknesses in the type and version of the browser used by the victim. Automating this process via Java Script as a part of the same delivery system used to exploit the browser is considered more efficient as the attacker can supply a browser fingerprinting method and integrate it with exploit code, all contained in Java Script and in response to the same web page request by the browser.
  • Session Credential Falsification through Prediction
    This attack targets predictable session ID in order to gain privileges. The attacker can predict the session ID used during a transaction to perform spoofing and session hijacking.

Nessus

NASL familyWeb Servers
NASL idWEBSPHERE_8_5_5_10.NASL
descriptionThe version of the IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is 7.0 prior to 7.0.0.43, 8.0 prior to 8.0.0.13, or 8.5 prior to 8.5.5.10. It is, therefore, affected by an information disclosure vulnerability in the Administrative Console due to improperly setting the CSRFtoken cookie. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to disclose sensitive information.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id96178
published2016-12-29
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/96178
titleIBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 < 7.0.0.43 / 8.0 < 8.0.0.13 / 8.5 < 8.5.5.10 Information Disclosure
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(96178);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/08/06 14:03:16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-0377");
  script_bugtraq_id(92514);

  script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 < 7.0.0.43 / 8.0 < 8.0.0.13 / 8.5 < 8.5.5.10 Information Disclosure");
  script_summary(english:"Reads the version number from the SOAP and GIOP services.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web application server is affected by an information
disclosure vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of the IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the
remote host is 7.0 prior to 7.0.0.43, 8.0 prior to 8.0.0.13, or 8.5
prior to 8.5.5.10. It is, therefore, affected by an information
disclosure vulnerability in the Administrative Console due to
improperly setting the CSRFtoken cookie. An authenticated, remote
attacker can exploit this to disclose sensitive information.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21980645");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Apply IBM WebSphere Application Server version 7.0 Fix Pack 43
(7.0.0.43) / 8.0 Fix Pack 13 (8.0.0.13) / 8.5 Fix Pack 10 (8.5.5.10) or 
later. Alternatively, apply the appropriate Interim Fixes as
recommended in the vendor advisory.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/08/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/08/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/12/29");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Web Servers");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("websphere_detect.nasl");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 8880, 8881, 9001);
  script_require_keys("www/WebSphere", "Settings/ParanoidReport");

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");

if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);

port = get_http_port(default:8880, embedded:FALSE);

version = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/version");
source = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/WebSphere/"+port+"/source");

app_name = "IBM WebSphere Application Server";

if (version =~ "^(([78])((\.[0]+)?)|(8\.[5]))$")
  audit(AUDIT_VER_NOT_GRANULAR, app_name, port, version);

fix = FALSE; # Fixed version for compare
min = FALSE; # Min version for branch
pck = FALSE; # Fix pack name (tacked onto fix in report)
itr = 'PI56917'; # Interim fix (same for all versions for this vuln)

if (version =~ "^8\.5\.")
{
  fix = '8.5.5.10';
  min = '8.5.0.0';
  pck = " (Fix Pack 10)";
}
else if (version =~ "^8\.0\.")
{
  fix = '8.0.0.13';
  min = '8.0.0.0';
  pck = " (Fix Pack 13)";
}
else if (version =~ "^7\.0\.")
{
  fix = '7.0.0.43';
  min = '7.0.0.0';
  pck = " (Fix Pack 43)";
}

if (fix && min && ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, minver:min, strict:FALSE) < 0)
{
  report =
    '\n  Version source    : ' + source  +
    '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
    '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fix + pck +
    '\n  Interim fixes     : ' + itr +
    '\n';
  security_report_v4(port:port, severity:SECURITY_WARNING, extra:report);
}
else audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, app_name, port, version);

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