CVE-2013-0540

Severity: low (CVSS 3.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-04-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty Profile 8.5 before 8.5.0.2, when SSL is not enabled, does not properly validate authentication cookies, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via an HTTP session.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 8.5.0.0, 8.5.0.1

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21632423
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM81056
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82695
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21632423
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM81056
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82695

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