IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4 allows remote…
Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile 8.5.x before 8.5.5.4 allows remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging the combination of a servlet's deployment descriptor security constraints and ServletSecurity annotations.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0232 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.5.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.5.1 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.5.2 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.5.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:8.5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.5.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8890
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvfr-2g2r-mj86
References
More IBM Websphere Application Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06198 Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2010-00403 modules/arch/win32/mod_isapi.c in mod_isapi in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.37 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2019-03185 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03809 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-24648 IBM WebSphere Application Server code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03807 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-8890 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8890 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hvfr-2g2r-mj86 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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