Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-8890 (CCN-99009)

Assigned:2014-12-08
Published:2014-12-08
Updated:2017-09-08
Summary:IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging the combination of a servlet's deployment descriptor security constraints and ServletSecurity annotations.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.1 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-8890

Source: AIXAPAR
Type: UNKNOWN
PI29911

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1690185
Potential Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.4

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690185

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21963275

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1697368
Potential Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5.5

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 1963275
Multiple Security Vulnerabilities fixed in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0.0.11

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
71834

Source: CCN
Type: BID-71834
IBM WebSphere Application Server CVE-2014-8890 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1033384

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-websphere-cve20148890-priv-escalation(99009)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ibm-websphere-cve20148890-priv-escalation(99009)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    ibm websphere application server 8.5.0.0
    ibm websphere application server 8.5.0.1
    ibm websphere application server 8.5.0.2
    ibm websphere application server 8.5.5.0
    ibm websphere application server 8.5.5.1
    ibm websphere application server 8.5.5.2
    ibm websphere application server 8.5.5.3