What is CVE-2017-1156?

CVE-2017-1156 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_portal, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-1156?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-1156 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Open Redirect in Ibm Websphere_portal

CVE-2017-1156

IBM WebSphere Portal 8.5 and 9.0 could allow a remote attacker to conduct phishing attacks, using an open redirect attack. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to…

Vulnerability class: Open Redirect

EPSS: 0.007 (72.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Websphere_portal — versions 8.5, 9.0
Ibm Corporation Websphere Portal — versions 8.5, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-601 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1156?: CVE-2017-1156 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere_portal, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-1156?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1156 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.