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CVE-2017-1503 Details

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 is vulnerable to HTTP response splitting attacks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using specially-crafted URL to cause the server to return a split response, once the URL is clicked. This would allow the attacker to perform further attacks, such as Web cache poisoning, cross-site scripting, and possibly obtain sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 129578.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129578	CVE	VDB EntryVendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006815	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101234	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039521	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129578	[email protected]	VDB EntryVendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006815	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101234	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039521	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ibm websphere application server	7.0 8.0 8.5 9.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:9.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 5, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 14, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]