Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-1503
CVE-2017-1503
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0
- (no CPE)range: 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, 9.0
Patches
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References
4- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101234nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039521nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129578nvdVDB EntryVendor Advisory
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