Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-4276 - Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
LOW Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 traditional is vulnerable to a privilege escalation vulnerability when using token-based authentication in an admin request over the SOAP connector. X-Force ID: 175984.
Vulnerable Configurations
Nessus
| NASL family | Web Servers |
| NASL id | WEBSPHERE_CVE-2020-4276.NASL |
| description | The IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is version 7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.45, 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.15, 8.5.0.x prior to 8.5.5.18, or 9.0.x prior to 9.0.5.4. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in IBM WebSphere Application Server due to an unspecified reason. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via token-based authentication in an admin request over the SOAP connector, to gain privileged access to the system. |
| last seen | 2020-04-18 |
| modified | 2020-04-02 |
| plugin id | 135180 |
| published | 2020-04-02 |
| reporter | This script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/135180 |
| title | IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0.0.x <= 7.0.0.45 / 8.0.0.x <= 8.0.0.15 / 8.5.x < 8.5.5.18 / 9.0.x < 9.0.5.4 Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-4276) |