What is CVE-2016-2923?

CVE-2016-2923 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-2923?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2016-2923

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.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.023 (81.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere_application_server — versions 8.5.5.0, 8.5.5.1, 8.5.5.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR)
psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2923?: CVE-2016-2923 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-2923?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.