CVE-2016-2923

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-07-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.5 through 8.5.5.9 Liberty before Liberty Fix Pack 16.0.0.2 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for an unspecified JAX-RS API cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via script access to this cookie.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 8.5.5.0, 8.5.5.1, 8.5.5.2, 8.5.5.3, 8.5.5.4, 8.5.5.5 (+4)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI61936
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983700
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91518
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI61936
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983700
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91518

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