Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A09:2025 - Security Logging & Alerting Failures
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Log output neutralization
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026
Log injection in IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 and 9.0 lets a remote attacker forge entries in the server's administrative log, undermining the integrity of audit records used for monitoring and forensics. The flaw is rated CVSS 4.8 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N) and stems from improper neutralization of log output (CWE-117). IBM has published a vendor fix, and no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing was identified at time of analysis.
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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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DescriptionCVE.org
IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 could allow a remote attacker to inject forged log entries into the server's administrative log.
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Attack Technique
Code injection occurs when an application accepts user input and passes it directly into a language interpreter or evaluator without proper sanitization.
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