IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.x < 8.5.5.20 / 9.x < 9.0.5.8 RCE (6891111)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(172173);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/03/13");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-23477");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2022-A-0389");

  script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5.x < 8.5.5.20 / 9.x < 9.0.5.8 RCE (6891111)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web application server is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The IBM WebSphere Application Server running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.
IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 traditional could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the
system with a specially crafted sequence of serialized objects.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6891111");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to IBM WebSphere Application Server version 8.5.5.20, 9.0.5.8 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2023-23477");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/01/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2023/01/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/03/07");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Web Servers");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("websphere_detect.nasl", "ibm_enum_products.nbin", "ibm_websphere_application_server_nix_installed.nbin", "ibm_websphere_application_server_win_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Application Server");

  exit(0);
}


include('vcf.inc');

var app = 'IBM WebSphere Application Server';
var fix = 'Interim Fix PH41676';

get_install_count(app_name:app, exit_if_zero:TRUE);
var app_info = vcf::combined_get_app_info(app:app);
vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:4);

constraints = [
 { 'min_version' : '9.0', 'fixed_version' : '9.0.5.8' },
 { 'min_version' : '8.5', 'fixed_version' : '8.5.5.20' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);