IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.10 Access Restriction information disclosure

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.10 (Application Server Software). This affects an unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.3, and the Feature Pack for Web Services for WAS 6.1 before 6.1.0.25, when a WS-Security policy is established at the operation level, does not properly handle inbound requests that lack a SOAPAction or WS-Addressing Action, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted request to a JAX-WS application.

The weakness was published 06/24/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0903 since 03/14/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39450 (IBM WebSphere Application Server < 6.1.0.25 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers.

Upgrading to version 6.1.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51293) and Tenable (39450). Similar entries are available at 48853, 48401, 47418 and 49421.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 39450
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Application Server < 6.1.0.25 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebSphere Application Server 6.1.0.11

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03/14/2009 🔍
06/16/2009 +94 days 🔍
06/16/2009 +0 days 🔍
06/24/2009 +8 days 🔍
06/24/2009 +0 days 🔍
07/09/2009 +15 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2077 days 🔍
08/11/2021 +2339 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0903 (🔍)
X-Force: 51293
Vulnerability Center: 22803 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0-7.0.0.2 Remote Security Bypass via a Request to JAX-WS, High
SecurityFocus: 35594 - IBM WebSphere Application Server JAX-WS Application Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/11/2021 21:06
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (56), 02/11/2017 10:27 (9), 08/11/2021 21:06 (3)
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