VDB-2211 · CVE-2006-2429 · SA20032

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2/6.0.2.1/6.0.2.3/6.0.2.5/6.0.2.7 Administration Console Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2/6.0.2.1/6.0.2.3/6.0.2.5/6.0.2.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Administration Console. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2006-2429. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2/6.0.2.1/6.0.2.3/6.0.2.5/6.0.2.7 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Administration Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2, 6.0.2.1, 6.0.2.3, 6.0.2.5, and 6.0.2.7 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors related to "HTTP request handlers".

The weakness was released 05/09/2006 with IBM (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2429 since 05/17/2006. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87076 (IBM WebSphere HTTP Request Handlers Information Disclosure (PK12319)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at www-1.ibm.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (25373†) and Secunia (SA20032†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2212, VDB-2213, VDB-2209 and VDB-2214. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: http://www.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2211
Secunia: 20032 - IBM Websphere Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 25373 - IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) HTTP Request Handlers Unspecified Exposure
Vupen: ADV-2006-1736

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2006 14:50
Updated: 06/22/2025 01:33
Changes: 05/10/2006 14:50 (59), 04/21/2018 09:21 (8), 06/22/2025 01:33 (20)
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