Unscored severity · published Nov 8, 2015
CVE-2015-2017
CRLF injection vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 through 6.1.0.47, 7.0 before 7.0.0.39, 8.0 before 8.0.0.12, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.8 allows remote…
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CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
CRLF injection vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 through 6.1.0.47, 7.0 before 7.0.0.39, 8.0 before 8.0.0.12, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via a crafted URL.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
Websphere Application Server · Ibm
6.1; 6.1.0; 6.1.0.0; 6.1.0.1; 6.1.0.2; 6.1.0.3; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2017
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2017
Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI45266
Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21966837
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78457
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034096
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