CVE-2017-1731

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security when using the Administrative Console. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to possibly gain elevated privileges.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.43; from 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.14; from 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.13; from 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.6

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22012345&myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSEQTP&mync=R&cm_sp=swgws-_-OCSSEQTP-_-R
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102911
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040356
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134912
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22012345&myns=swgws&mynp=OCSSEQTP&mync=R&cm_sp=swgws-_-OCSSEQTP-_-R
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102911
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040356
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134912

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