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IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 < 25.0.0.10 (7244573)

🗓️ 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Liberty 17.0.0.3 vulnerable under advisory 7244573; crypto-js before 3.2.1 on Node.js produces predictable randomness (CVE-2020-36732).

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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(264582);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-36732");

  script_name(english:"IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty 17.0.0.3 < 25.0.0.10 (7244573)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web application server is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as
referenced in the 7244573 advisory.

  - The crypto-js package before 3.2.1 for Node.js generates random numbers by concatenating the string 0.
    with an integer, which makes the output more predictable than necessary. (CVE-2020-36732)

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/7244573");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty version 25.0.0.10 or later. Alternatively, upgrade to the minimal fix
pack levels required by the interim fix and then apply Interim Fix PH67833.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  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:L/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-36732");

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

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2023/06/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/09/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/09/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("websphere_liberty_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/IBM WebSphere Application Server");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');

var app = 'IBM WebSphere Application Server';
var app_info = vcf::combined_get_app_info(app:app);
vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:4);

if (app_info['Product'] != app + ' Liberty')
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, app + ' Liberty');

# If the detection is only remote, Source will be set, and we should require paranoia
var require_paranoid = FALSE;
if (!empty_or_null(app_info['Source']) && app_info['Source'] != 'unknown' && report_paranoia < 2)
  require_paranoid = TRUE;

if ('PH67833' >< app_info['Fixes'])
  audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, app);

var constraints = [
  { 'min_version' : '17.0.0.3', 'fixed_version' : '25.0.0.10', 'fixed_display' : '25.0.0.10 or Interim Fix PH67833' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    require_paranoia:require_paranoid,
    severity:SECURITY_WARNING
);

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12 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.00876
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