IBMCVE-2026-15396
IBM WebSphere Application Server: request smuggling
No fix yet
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 and IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty are vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling, caused by improper parsing of the HTTP transfer-encoding request header. By sending a specially crafted HTTP transfer-encoding request header, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to poison the web cache, bypass web application firewall protection, and conduct XSS attacks.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| WebSphere Application Server Product | <= 9.0 | No fix yet |
| <= 8.5 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-444