CVE-2013-0540: IBM WebSphere Application Server

Low severity, CVSS 3.5. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Liberty Profile 8.5 before 8.5.0.2, when SSL is not enabled, does not properly validate authentication cookies, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via an HTTP session.

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: version 8.5.0.0 only; version 8.5.0.1 only

Published 2013-04-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.