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CVE-2012-2162

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues
Publication date:
01/05/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

The Web Server Plug-in in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.0 and earlier uses unencrypted HTTP communication after expiration of the plugin-key.kdb password, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network, or spoof arbitrary servers via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 8.0.0.0 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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