VDB-2605 · CVE-2006-4223 · BID 22991

IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.2 WSN Authentication information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component WSN Authentication. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-4223. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.1.0.2 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WSN Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2.13 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors related to "JSP source code exposure" (PK23475), which occurs when ibm-web-ext.xmi sets fileServingEnabled to true or ExtendedDocumentRoot is used to place a JSP outside a WAR.file; (3) the First Failure Data Capture (ffdc) log file (PK24834); and (4) traces (PK25568), a different issue than CVE-2006-4137.

The weakness was published 10/11/2006 with IBM (Website). The advisory is shared at www-1.ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-4223 since 08/18/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87066 (IBM WebSphere Application Server Unspecified Information Disclosure (PK23475,PK24834,PK25568)).

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 22991†) and Secunia (SA22372†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2334, VDB-2333, VDB-2332 and VDB-2604. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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

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08/18/2006 🔍
08/18/2006 +0 days 🔍
10/11/2006 +54 days 🔍
10/16/2006 +5 days 🔍
03/16/2007 +151 days 🔍
06/18/2025 +6669 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-1.ibm.com
Researcher: http://www.ibm.com
Organization: IBM
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4223 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4223
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2605
SecurityFocus: 22991 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 22372 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Three Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-3281

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2006 10:02
Updated: 06/18/2025 16:03
Changes: 10/16/2006 10:02 (63), 06/07/2017 16:02 (5), 06/18/2025 16:03 (20)
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