IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.0.2.3 Welcome Page improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.0.2.3. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Welcome Page. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-2342. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.0.2.3 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Welcome Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2 before FixPack 3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for the Welcome Page via a request to the default context root.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2006. The weakness was shared 05/08/2006 with IBM (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2342 since 05/12/2006. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87082 (IBM WebSphere Welcome Page Authentication Bypass (PK10057)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-1.ibm.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26312), SecurityFocus (BID 17900†), OSVDB (25368†), Secunia (SA20025†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22109†). The entry VDB-2208 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: http://www.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-2342 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2342
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2204
X-Force: 26312 - IBM WebSphere welcome page authentication bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 17900 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Welcome Page Security Restriction Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 20025
OSVDB: 25368 - IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) Welcome Page Security Bypass
Vulnerability Center: 22109 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2 before FixPack 3 Remote Authentication Bypass, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-1724

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2006 11:32
Updated: 06/22/2025 02:15
Changes: 05/09/2006 11:32 (79), 09/04/2019 14:33 (1), 06/22/2025 02:15 (20)
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