IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 Network Deployment could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, c…

published 2019-09-20 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-14112

cvss: 3.7; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.4%; EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 Network Deployment could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by sending a specially-crafted URL. This can lead the attacker to view any file in a certain directory. IBM X-Force ID: 164364.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/pages/node/964766 advisory

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Exploit prediction

2.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	3.7	CVSS:3.0/PR:N/A:N/S:U/AV:N/AC:H/C:L/I:N/UI:N/RL:O/RC:C/E:U
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	3.0	3.7	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/964766
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/164364
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-4505
NVD CVE-2019-4505

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