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CVE-2014-6176


IBM WebSphere Process Server 7.0, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus 7.0, and Business Process Manager Advanced 7.5.x through 7.5.1.2, 8.0.x through 8.0.1.3, and 8.5.x through 8.5.5 disregard the SSL setting in the SCA module HTTP import binding and unconditionally select the SSLv3 protocol, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack sessions or obtain sensitive information by leveraging the use of a weak cipher.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-6176 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from ibm, from ibm, from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2014-12-16T23:59:02.463

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm business_process_manager 7.5.0.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 7.5.0.1 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 7.5.1.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 7.5.1.1 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.0.0.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.1 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.2 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.0.1.3 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.0.0 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.0.1 Yes
Application ibm business_process_manager 8.5.5.0 Yes
Application ibm websphere_enterprise_service_bus 7.0 Yes
Application ibm websphere_process_server 7.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For ibm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.