CVE-2015-1927: IBM WebSphere Application Server

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The default configuration of IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0.0 before 7.0.0.39, 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.11, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.6 has a false value for the com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.disallowServeServletsByClassname WebContainer property, which allows remote attackers to obtain privileged access via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: version 7.0 only; version 7.0.0.1 only; version 7.0.0.2 only; version 7.0.0.3 only; version 7.0.0.4 only; version 7.0.0.5 only; …

Published 2015-07-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.