CVE-2017-1504 Weak cryptography in WebSphere Application Server

What is CVE-2017-1504?

CVE-2017-1504 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 3 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM WebSphere Application Server version 9.0.0.4 could provide weaker than expected security after using the PasswordUtil command to enable AES password encryption. IBM X-Force ID: 129579.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1504?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1504?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1504 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-1504 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server

• CVE-2015-1920 Code injection in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2013-0462 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2011-1377 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2010-3186 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2009-1899 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 10.0

All Ibm Websphere Application Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-xq24-f354-mr59.