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9.3	$5k-$25k	0.00

A vulnerability has been found in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 (Application Server Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java plugin in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 allows untrusted applets to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 04/28/2008. The weakness was published 05/14/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2221 since 05/14/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/09/2019).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (42116).

Productinfo

Type

• Application Server Software

Vendor

• IBM

Name

• WebSphere Application Server

Version

• 5.0.2

License

• commercial

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

04/28/2008 🔍
04/28/2008 +0 days 🔍
04/28/2008 +0 days 🔍
05/01/2008 +3 days 🔍
05/04/2008 +3 days 🔍
05/14/2008 +10 days 🔍
05/14/2008 +0 days 🔍
05/14/2008 +0 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2497 days 🔍
08/09/2019 +1607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2221 (🔍)
X-Force: 42116
SecurityTracker: 1019956
Vulnerability Center: 18286 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 Java Plugin Unspecified Security Bypass, Critical
SecurityFocus: 28997 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Java Plugin Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 29976
OSVDB: 44957 - IBM - WebSphere Application Server - Java Plugin Security Bypass Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1411

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/09/2019 18:53
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (55), 08/09/2019 18:53 (10)
Complete: 🔍

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