CVE-2017-1731: IBM WebSphere Application Server

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0, 8.0, 8.5, and 9.0 could provide weaker than expected security when using the Administrative Console. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to possibly gain elevated privileges.

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 7.0.0.0, up to and including 7.0.0.43; from 8.0.0.0, up to and including 8.0.0.14; from 8.5.0.0, up to and including 8.5.5.13; from 9.0.0.0, up to and including 9.0.0.6

Published 2018-01-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.