IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.3.1 Web Services Security information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Services Security. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-5414. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in IBM WebSphere Application Server (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Web Services Security. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Feature Pack for Web Services in the Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7 before 7.0.0.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to "userNameToken."

The bug was discovered 12/05/2008. The weakness was published 12/09/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at www-01.ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-5414 since 12/09/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35082 (IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 < Fix Pack 1), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87029 (IBM WebSphere Application Server Web Services Feature Pack Security Exposure (PK67282)).

Upgrading to version 7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47136), Tenable (35082), SecurityFocus (BID 32679†), OSVDB (52597†) and Secunia (SA33022†). Similar entries are available at VDB-46586, VDB-46463, VDB-45364 and VDB-45363. 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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Nessus ID: 35082
Nessus Name: IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 < Fix Pack 1
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WebSphere Application Server 7.0

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: www-01.ibm.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-5414 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5414
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45365
X-Force: 47136
SecurityFocus: 32679 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 33022 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 52597 - CVE-2008-5414 - IBM - WebSphere Application Server - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20179 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 Feature Pack for Web Services Unspecified Vulnerability, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-3370

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/25/2025 01:48
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 08/21/2019 16:44 (4), 05/25/2025 01:48 (21)
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