VDB-2447 · CVE-2006-4136 · BID 19463

IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.1 ThreadIdentitySupport access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ThreadIdentitySupport. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4136. No exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.1 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component ThreadIdentitySupport. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere Application Server before 6.1.0.1 have unspecified impact and attack vectors involving (1) "SOAP requests and responses", (2) mbean, (3) ThreadIdentitySupport, and possibly others.

The weakness was disclosed 08/10/2006 with IBM (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www-1.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4136 since 08/14/2006. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87070 (IBM WebSphere Application Server Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities (PK26498,PK24334,PK25199)).

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 SecurityFocus (BID 19463†) and Secunia (SA21440†). The entries VDB-2449, VDB-2448, VDB-2450 and VDB-2446 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Patch: www-1.ibm.com

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08/10/2006 🔍
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Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: http://www.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4136 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4136
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2447
SecurityFocus: 19463 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21440 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3262

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2006 12:18
Updated: 06/18/2025 17:37
Changes: 08/14/2006 12:18 (62), 04/22/2018 12:52 (7), 06/18/2025 17:37 (20)
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