CVE-2018-1996 Weak cryptography in WebSphere Application Server

What is CVE-2018-1996?

CVE-2018-1996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 19 Feb 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-327

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1996?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1996?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1996 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1996 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-mr7v-7fhq-m8f2.