How should we interpret CVSS severity scores?

CVSS estimates technical severity, but it does not automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, asset criticality, known exploitation, and whether compensating controls exist. A Medium CVSS on an exposed production system can be more urgent than a Critical on an isolated non-production host.

Vulnerability Database

Q: What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

Q: What's the difference between a vulnerability, an exploit, and a zero-day?

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. Risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Q: Why do vulnerabilities keep reappearing in our environment?

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete asset discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host.

Q: How do we prioritize remediation without burning out the team?

Use a repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress so remediation is steady, not reactive.

Q: How can SynScan help reduce vulnerability risk over time?

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.

365,542

Total vulnerabilities in the database

Vulnerabilities for products matching "websphere_application_server"

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9089 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2018-1851	High	October 31, 2018 10/31/18	< 18.0.0.3
CVE-2018-1767	Low	October 29, 2018 10/29/18	* >= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.15 >= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.45 >= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.14 >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.9
CVE-2018-1777	Low	October 16, 2018 10/16/18	>= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.15 >= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.45 >= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.14 >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.9
CVE-2018-1770	Low	October 12, 2018 10/12/18	>= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.15 >= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.45 >= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.14 >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.9
CVE-2018-1838	Low	October 12, 2018 10/12/18	* == 9.0.0.0 == 8.5.0.0
CVE-2018-1793	Low	October 3, 2018 10/3/18	== 9.0 == 7.0 == 8.0 == 8.5
CVE-2018-1794	Low	October 3, 2018 10/3/18	>= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.15 >= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.45 >= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.14 >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.9
CVE-2018-1683	Medium	September 26, 2018 9/26/18	< 18.0.0.3
CVE-2018-1719	Low	September 14, 2018 9/14/18	>= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.14 >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.8
CVE-2018-1567	High	September 7, 2018 9/7/18	>= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.15 >= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.45 >= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.14 >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.9
CVE-2018-1695	Medium	September 6, 2018 9/6/18	== 8.5.5.0 == 8.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.0
CVE-2018-1755	Low	August 24, 2018 8/24/18	*
CVE-2018-1621	Low	July 6, 2018 7/6/18	== 9.0.0.0 == 8.5.0.0 == 8.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.0
CVE-2018-1553	Medium	June 27, 2018 6/27/18	< 18.0.0.2
CVE-2018-1614	Medium	June 26, 2018 6/26/18	== 9.0 == 7.0 == 8.0 == 8.5
CVE-2013-3024	High	May 24, 2018 5/24/18	>= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.0.2
CVE-2017-1743	Low	May 4, 2018 5/4/18	== 9.0 == 7.0 == 8.0 == 8.5
CVE-2017-1788	Medium	March 22, 2018 3/22/18	>= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.7
CVE-2017-1741	Low	March 14, 2018 3/14/18	== 9.0 == 7.0 == 8.0 == 8.5
CVE-2011-4889	High	February 8, 2018 2/8/18	>= 6.1 < 6.1.0.43 >= 8.0 < 8.0.0.2 >= 7.0 < 7.0.0.21
CVE-2017-1731	Medium	January 30, 2018 1/30/18	>= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.43 >= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.14 >= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.13 >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.6
CVE-2017-1503	Low	October 10, 2017 10/10/17	== 9.0 == 7.0 == 8.0 == 8.5
CVE-2015-0110	Low	September 15, 2017 9/15/17	== 7.2.0.3 == 7.2.0.1 == 7.2.0.2 == 7.2.0.5 == 7.2.0.4 == 7.2.0.0
CVE-2017-1501	Low	August 18, 2017 8/18/17	== 9.0.0.3 == 8.0.0.5 == 8.0.0.11 == 9.0.0.1 == 8.0.0.7 == 8.0.0.1 == 9.0.0.0 == 8.0.0.4 == 8.5.5.11 == 8.0.0.12 == 8.0.0.8 == 8.5.5.10 == 9.0.0.4 == 8.0.0.2 == 8.0.0.0 == 9.0.0.2 == 8.0.0.13 == 8.0.0.9 == 8.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.3 == 8.0.0.6
CVE-2017-1504	Low	August 3, 2017 8/3/17	== 9.0.0.4
CVE-2017-1380	Low	July 24, 2017 7/24/17	>= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.43 >= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.13 >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.4 >= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.11
CVE-2017-1382	Low	July 24, 2017 7/24/17	>= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.43 >= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.13 >= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.12 >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.4
CVE-2017-1381	Low	July 21, 2017 7/21/17	>= 7.0.0.0 <= 7.0.0.43 >= 8.0.0.0 <= 8.0.0.13 >= 8.5.0.0 <= 8.5.5.12 >= 9.0.0.0 <= 9.0.0.4
CVE-2016-9736	Medium	June 8, 2017 6/8/17	== 9.0 == 8.0 == 8.5
CVE-2017-1137	Medium	May 10, 2017 5/10/17	== 8.0 == 8.5.5 == 8.5
CVE-2017-1194	Medium	April 28, 2017 4/28/17	== 9.0 == 7.0 == 8.0 == 8.5
CVE-2017-1151	Medium	March 20, 2017 3/20/17	== 9.0 == 8.0 == 8.5.5 == 8.5
CVE-2017-1121	Low	February 13, 2017 2/13/17	== 9.0 == 7.0 == 8.0 == 8.5.5 == 8.5
CVE-2016-8919	High	February 1, 2017 2/1/17	== 9.0 == 7.0 == 8.0 == 8.5.5
CVE-2016-8934	Low	February 1, 2017 2/1/17	== 8.5.5.6 == 8.5.5.1 == 8.5.5.8 == 9.0.0.1 == 8.5.5.3 == 8.5.5.0 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.9 == 9.0.0.0 == 8.5.5.11 == 8.5.5.10 == 8.5.5.4 == 8.5.5.2 == 8.5.5.7 == 9.0.0.2
CVE-2016-0378	Low	November 24, 2016 11/24/16	<= 16.0.0.2
CVE-2016-0377	Low	October 22, 2016 10/22/16	== 7.0.0.14 == 8.5.5.6 == 8.5.0.2 == 7.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.2 == 7.0.0.37 == 7.0.0.42 == 7.0.0.31 == 7.0.0.24 == 7.0.0.25 == 7.0.0.33 == 7.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.18 == 8.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.15 == 8.0.0.11 == 8.5.5.8 == 8.5.5.1 == 7.0.0.23 == 7.0.0.38 == 8.0.0.7 == 7.0.0.9 == 7.0.0.4 == 8.5.5.0 == 7.0.0.11 == 7.0.0.32 == 8.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.39 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.9 == 7.0.0.41 == 7.0.0.8 == 8.0.0.4 == 7.0.0.34 == 7.0.0.19 == 7.0.0.17 == 8.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.28 == 8.0.0.8 == 7.0.0.6 == 7.0.0.40 == 8.0.0.2 == 7.0.0.22 == 8.5.5.4 == 7.0.0.29 == 8.5.0.1 == 8.5.5.7 == 8.5.0.0 == 7.0.0.7 == 8.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.13 == 7.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.21 == 8.0.0.9 == 8.0.0.10 == 8.5.5.3 == 8.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.1 == 8.5.5.2 == 7.0.0.35 == 7.0.0.16 == 7.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.6 == 7.0.0.36 == 7.0.0.27
CVE-2016-5983	Medium	October 5, 2016 10/5/16	== 7.0.0.14 == 8.5.5.6 == 7.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.2 == 8.5.5.1 == 7.0.0.37 == 7.0.0.31 == 7.0.0.24 == 7.0.0.25 == 7.0.0.33 == 7.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.18 == 8.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.15 == 8.0.0.11 == 8.5.5.8 == 7.0.0.23 == 7.0.0.38 == 8.0.0.7 == 7.0.0.9 == 7.0.0.4 == 7.0.0.11 == 7.0.0.32 == 8.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.39 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.9 == 7.0.0.41 == 9.0.0.0 == 7.0 == 7.0.0.8 == 8.0 == 8.0.0.4 == 8.5.0.2 == 7.0.0.34 == 8.5.5.0 == 7.0.0.19 == 8.5.0.0 == 7.0.0.17 == 8.5.0.1 == 8.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.28 == 8.0.0.8 == 7.0.0.6 == 8.0.0.2 == 7.0.0.22 == 8.5.5.4 == 8.5.5.2 == 7.0.0.29 == 8.5.5.7 == 7.0.0.7 == 8.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.13 == 7.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.21 == 8.0.0.9 == 8.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.35 == 7.0.0.16 == 7.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.6 == 7.0.0.36 == 7.0.0.27 == 9.0.0.1 == 8.5.5.10
CVE-2016-5986	Medium	October 1, 2016 10/1/16	== 7.0.0.14 == 8.5.5.6 == 7.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.2 == 8.5.5.1 == 7.0.0.37 == 7.0.0.31 == 7.0.0.24 == 7.0.0.25 == 7.0.0.33 == 7.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.18 == 8.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.15 == 8.0.0.11 == 8.5.5.8 == 7.0.0.23 == 7.0.0.38 == 8.0.0.7 == 7.0.0.9 == 7.0.0.4 == 7.0.0.11 == 7.0.0.32 == 8.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.39 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.9 == 7.0.0.41 == 9.0.0.0 == 7.0 == 7.0.0.8 == 8.0 == 8.0.0.4 == 8.5.0.2 == 7.0.0.34 == 8.5.5.0 == 7.0.0.19 == 8.5.0.0 == 7.0.0.17 == 8.5.0.1 == 8.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.28 == 8.0.0.8 == 7.0.0.6 == 8.0.0.2 == 7.0.0.22 == 8.5.5.4 == 8.5.5.2 == 7.0.0.29 == 8.5.5.7 == 7.0.0.7 == 8.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.13 == 7.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.21 == 8.0.0.9 == 8.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.35 == 7.0.0.16 == 7.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.6 == 7.0.0.36 == 7.0.0.27 == 9.0.0.1 == 8.5.5.10
CVE-2016-3042	Low	October 1, 2016 10/1/16	*
CVE-2016-0385	Low	September 1, 2016 9/1/16	== 7.0.0.14 == 8.5.5.6 == 7.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.2 == 8.5.5.1 == 7.0.0.37 == 7.0.0.31 == 7.0.0.24 == 7.0.0.25 == 7.0.0.33 == 7.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.18 == 8.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.15 == 8.0.0.11 == 8.5.5.8 == 7.0.0.23 == 7.0.0.38 == 8.0.0.7 == 7.0.0.9 == 7.0.0.4 == 7.0.0.11 == 7.0.0.32 == 8.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.39 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.9 == 7.0.0.41 == 9.0.0.0 == 7.0 == 7.0.0.8 == 8.0 == 8.0.0.4 == 8.5.0.2 == 7.0.0.34 == 8.5.5.0 == 7.0.0.19 == 8.5.0.0 == 7.0.0.17 == 8.5.0.1 == 8.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.28 == 8.0.0.8 == 7.0.0.6 == 8.0.0.2 == 7.0.0.22 == 8.5.5.4 == 8.5.5.2 == 7.0.0.29 == 8.5.5.7 == 7.0.0.7 == 8.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.13 == 7.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.21 == 8.0.0.9 == 8.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.35 == 7.0.0.16 == 7.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.6 == 7.0.0.36 == 7.0.0.27
CVE-2016-2960	Low	August 8, 2016 8/8/16	== 7.0.0.14 == 8.5.5.6 == 7.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.2 == 8.5.5.1 == 7.0.0.37 == 7.0.0.31 == 7.0.0.24 == 7.0.0.25 == 7.0.0.33 == 7.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.18 == 8.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.15 == 8.0.0.11 == 8.5.5.8 == 7.0.0.23 == 7.0.0.38 == 8.0.0.7 == 7.0.0.9 == 7.0.0.4 == 7.0.0.11 == 7.0.0.32 == 8.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.39 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.9 == 7.0.0.41 == 9.0.0.0 == 7.0 == 7.0.0.8 == 8.0 == 8.0.0.4 == 8.5.0.2 == 7.0.0.34 == 8.5.5.0 == 7.0.0.19 == 8.5.0.0 == 7.0.0.17 == 8.5.0.1 == 8.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.28 == 8.0.0.8 == 7.0.0.6 == 8.0.0.2 == 7.0.0.22 == 8.5.5.4 == 8.5.5.2 == 7.0.0.29 == 8.5.5.7 == 7.0.0.7 == 8.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.13 == 7.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.21 == 8.0.0.9 == 8.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.35 == 7.0.0.16 == 7.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.6 == 7.0.0.36 == 7.0.0.27
CVE-2016-2945	Medium	July 8, 2016 7/8/16	== 8.5.5.8 == 8.5.5.9
CVE-2016-2923	Medium	July 7, 2016 7/7/16	== 8.5.5.7 == 8.5.5.0 == 8.5.5.1 == 8.5.5.6 == 8.5.5.4 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.3 == 8.5.5.8 == 8.5.5.2 == 8.5.5.9
CVE-2016-0389	Medium	July 7, 2016 7/7/16	== 8.5.5.7 == 8.5.5.6 == 8.5.5.4 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.3 == 8.5.5.8 == 8.5.5.2 == 8.5.5.9
CVE-2016-0359	Low	July 3, 2016 7/3/16	== 7.0.0.14 == 8.5.5.6 == 7.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.2 == 7.0.0.37 == 7.0.0.31 == 7.0.0.24 == 7.0.0.25 == 7.0.0.33 == 7.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.18 == 8.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.15 == 8.0.0.11 == 8.5.5.8 == 7.0.0.23 == 7.0.0.38 == 8.0.0.7 == 7.0.0.9 == 7.0.0.4 == 7.0.0.11 == 7.0.0.32 == 8.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.39 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.9 == 7.0.0.41 == 7.0 == 7.0.0.8 == 8.0 == 8.0.0.4 == 7.0.0.34 == 7.0.0.19 == 8.5.0.0 == 7.0.0.17 == 8.0.0.12 == 7.0.0.28 == 8.0.0.8 == 7.0.0.6 == 8.0.0.2 == 7.0.0.22 == 8.5.5.4 == 7.0.0.29 == 8.5.5.7 == 7.0.0.7 == 8.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.13 == 7.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.21 == 8.0.0.9 == 8.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.35 == 7.0.0.16 == 7.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.10 == 8.0.0.6 == 7.0.0.36 == 7.0.0.27
CVE-2015-5041	Medium	June 6, 2016 6/6/16	<= 3.0.9.20
CVE-2016-0306	Low	May 17, 2016 5/17/16	== 8.5.5.6 == 8.5.0.2 == 7.0.0.2 == 7.0.0.37 == 7.0.0.31 == 7.0.0.25 == 7.0.0.33 == 7.0.0.5 == 8.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.15 == 8.0.0.11 == 8.5.5.8 == 8.5.5.1 == 7.0.0.23 == 8.0.0.7 == 7.0.0.9 == 7.0.0.4 == 8.5.5.0 == 7.0.0.11 == 8.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.39 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.9 == 8.0.0.4 == 7.0.0.19 == 7.0.0.17 == 8.0.0.12 == 8.0.0.8 == 8.0.0.2 == 8.5.5.4 == 7.0.0.29 == 8.5.0.1 == 8.5.5.7 == 8.5.0.0 == 7.0.0.7 == 8.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.13 == 7.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.21 == 8.0.0.9 == 8.0.0.10 == 8.5.5.3 == 8.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.1 == 8.5.5.2 == 7.0.0.35 == 7.0.0.0 == 8.0.0.6 == 7.0.0.27
CVE-2016-0283	Low	March 19, 2016 3/19/16	== 8.5.5.7 == 8.5.5.0 == 8.5.5.1 == 8.5.5.6 == 8.5.5.4 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.5.5.3 == 8.5.5.8 == 8.5.5.2
CVE-2015-7417	Low	January 23, 2016 1/23/16	== 8.5.5.6 == 8.5.0.2 == 7.0.0.2 == 7.0.0.37 == 7.0.0.31 == 7.0.0.25 == 7.0.0.33 == 7.0.0.5 == 8.0.0.5 == 7.0.0.15 == 8.0.0.11 == 8.5.5.8 == 8.5.5.1 == 7.0.0.23 == 8.0.0.7 == 7.0.0.9 == 7.0.0.4 == 8.5.5.0 == 7.0.0.11 == 8.0.0.1 == 7.0.0.39 == 8.5.5.5 == 8.0.0.4 == 7.0.0.19 == 7.0.0.17 == 8.0.0.8 == 8.0.0.2 == 8.5.5.4 == 7.0.0.29 == 8.5.0.1 == 8.5.5.7 == 8.5.0.0 == 7.0.0.7 == 8.0.0.0 == 7.0.0.13 == 7.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.21 == 8.0.0.9 == 8.0.0.10 == 8.5.5.3 == 8.0.0.3 == 7.0.0.1 == 8.5.5.2 == 7.0.0.35 == 7.0.0.0 == 8.0.0.6 == 7.0.0.27

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What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.