SB2022052004 - Spoofing attack in IBM WebSphere Application Server



SB2022052004 - Spoofing attack in IBM WebSphere Application Server

Published: May 20, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022052004
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22365)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists in the way the Ajax Proxy Web Application (AjaxProxy.war) handles HTTP headers. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack and spoof SSL server hostnames.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.