CVE-2018-1996: IBM WebSphere Application Server

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 1.1% 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, caused by the improper TLS configuration. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive information using man in the middle techniques. IBM X-Force ID: 154650.

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 7.0.0.0, up to and including 7.0.0.45; from 8.0.0.0, up to and including 8.0.0.15; from 8.5.0.0, up to and including 8.5.5.14; from 9.0.0.0, up to and including 9.0.0.10

Published 2019-02-19. Last modified 2026-06-17.