CVE-2017-1504 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server version 9.0.0.4 could provide weaker than expected security after using the PasswordUtil command to enable AES password encryption. IBM X-Force ID: 129579.

Published: 2017-08-03

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

WebSphere Application Server

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`9.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-10520	IBM WebSphere Application Server version 9.0.0.4 could provide weaker than expected security after using the PasswordUtil command to enable AES password encryption. IBM X-Force ID: 129579.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00944.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006803
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100137
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129579

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2017-08-03T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:23:00.923Z

Reserved: 2016-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1504

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-03T15:29:00.560

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:14:29.410

Link: CVE-2017-1504

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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