📄 Description (English)
IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.4 IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty is vulnerable to identity spoofing under limited conditions when an application is deployed without authentication and authorization configured.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty versions 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.4 are vulnerable to identity spoofing attacks when applications are deployed without proper authentication and authorization configuration. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) could allow attackers to impersonate legitimate users and gain unauthorized access to sensitive application resources. The vulnerability requires specific deployment conditions but poses significant risk to organizations relying on Liberty for mission-critical applications.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 3, 2026 00:50
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi banking institutions using WebSphere Liberty for customer-facing applications face significant risk of unauthorized access and account takeover. Government agencies (NCA, CITC) deploying Liberty-based systems could experience identity spoofing leading to unauthorized administrative access. Healthcare providers using Liberty for patient management systems risk exposure of protected health information. ARAMCO and energy sector organizations may face operational technology disruptions. Telecommunications providers (STC, Mobily) could experience service disruption and customer data compromise. The impact is particularly severe for organizations that have deployed applications without enforcing authentication/authorization controls.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare and Medical Services
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
E-commerce and Retail
Insurance
Education
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Audit all WebSphere Liberty deployments (versions 17.0.0.3-26.0.0.4) to identify applications deployed without authentication/authorization
2. Enable authentication and authorization controls on all exposed applications immediately
3. Review access logs for suspicious identity-based activities and unauthorized access patterns
4. Implement network segmentation to restrict access to Liberty instances
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Monitor IBM security advisories for patch availability (currently no patch available)
2. Subscribe to IBM WebSphere security bulletins for urgent updates
3. Plan upgrade path to patched versions when available
4. Test patches in non-production environments before deployment
COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
1. Enforce mandatory authentication on all applications using LDAP/Active Directory integration
2. Implement role-based access control (RBAC) with principle of least privilege
3. Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) to detect and block identity spoofing attempts
4. Enable comprehensive audit logging for all authentication/authorization events
5. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for sensitive operations
6. Use API gateway with identity verification for all service-to-service communications
DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for requests with missing or invalid authentication tokens
2. Alert on successful authentication followed by privilege escalation
3. Track failed authentication attempts followed by successful access
4. Monitor for unusual user-agent strings or source IPs accessing sensitive resources
5. Log and alert on any application deployments without security constraints
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع نشرات WebSphere Liberty (الإصدارات 17.0.0.3-26.0.0.4) لتحديد التطبيقات المنشورة بدون مصادقة/تفويض
2. تفعيل المصادقة والتفويض على جميع التطبيقات المكشوفة فوراً
3. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للأنشطة المريبة والوصول غير المصرح به
4. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى مثيلات Liberty
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. مراقبة نشرات أمان IBM للحصول على التحديثات (لا يوجد تصحيح متاح حالياً)
2. الاشتراك في نشرات أمان WebSphere من IBM
3. التخطيط لمسار الترقية إلى الإصدارات المصححة عند توفرها
4. اختبار التصحيحات في بيئات غير الإنتاج قبل النشر
الضوابط البديلة:
1. فرض المصادقة الإلزامية على جميع التطبيقات باستخدام تكامل LDAP/Active Directory
2. تنفيذ التحكم في الوصول القائم على الأدوار (RBAC) مع مبدأ أقل امتياز
3. نشر جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن محاولات انتحال الهوية
4. تفعيل تسجيل شامل لجميع أحداث المصادقة والتفويض
5. تنفيذ المصادقة متعددة العوامل (MFA) للعمليات الحساسة
6. استخدام بوابة API مع التحقق من الهوية لجميع اتصالات الخدمة
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة الطلبات بدون رموز مصادقة أو برموز غير صالحة
2. التنبيه على المصادقة الناجحة متبوعة بتصعيد الامتيازات
3. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بالوصول الناجح
4. مراقبة سلاسل وكيل المستخدم غير العادية أو عناوين IP المصدر
5. تسجيل والتنبيه على أي نشرات تطبيقات بدون قيود أمان
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policy
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and Access Rights Management
ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Management of Privileged Access Rights
ECC 2024 A.8.2.1 - User Authentication
ECC 2024 A.8.2.2 - Secure Log-on Procedures
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-1 - Asset Management
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy
SAMA CSF PR.AC-4 - Access Rights Management
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis
SAMA CSF RS.AN-1 - Incident Analysis
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.2 - Information Security Policies
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.3 - Organization of Information Security
ISO 27001:2022 A.6.2 - Mobile Device and Teleworking
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - User Access Management
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - User Responsibilities
ISO 27001:2022 A.9.2 - User Access Management
ISO 27001:2022 A.9.4 - Access Control
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.1 - Configuration Standards
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security Patches
PCI DSS 7.1 - Access Control Implementation
PCI DSS 8.1 - User Identification and Authentication
🔗 References & Sources 1