IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Mar 2016)

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CPE = "cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.806891");
  script_version("2024-11-14T05:05:31+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-11-14 05:05:31 +0000 (Thu, 14 Nov 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-03-03 18:23:42 +0530 (Thu, 03 Mar 2016)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-8890");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Mar 2016)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web Servers");
  script_dependencies("gb_ibm_websphere_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ibm/websphere/liberty/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile is prone to a
  privilege escalation vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw will occur when the deployment descriptor security
  constraints are combined with ServletSecurity annotations on a servlet.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to gain
  elevated privileges on the system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile version 8.5.x
  prior to 8.5.5.4.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 8.5.5.4 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21690185");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71834");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!version = get_app_version(cpe: CPE, nofork: TRUE))
  exit(0);

if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "8.5", test_version_up: "8.5.5.4")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "8.5.5.4");
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);