CVE-2018-1996

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-02-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-327

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security, caused by the improper TLS configuration. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 154650.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 7.0.0.0 through 7.0.0.45; from 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.15; from 8.5.0.0 through 8.5.5.14; from 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.10

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107155
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154650
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10793421
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107155
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154650
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10793421

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