CVE-2016-2923

7.5 highEPSS 2.3%

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.5 through 8.5.5.9 Liberty before Liberty Fix Pack 16.0.0.2 does not include the HTTPOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for an unspecified JAX-RS API cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via script access to this cookie.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.5 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 83% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-200
Published: 2016-07-07
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ibm:websphere_application_server

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI61936
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983700
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91518
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI61936
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21983700

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