IBM WebSphere Application Server up to 6.3.1 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM WebSphere Application Server. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-0504. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in IBM WebSphere Application Server (Application Server Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

WSPolicy in the Web Services component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0.x before 7.0.0.1 does not properly recognize the IDAssertion.isUsed binding property, which allows local users to discover a password by reading a SOAP message.

The bug was discovered 02/12/2009. The weakness was released 02/17/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at www-01.ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0504 since 02/10/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 87091 (IBM WebSphere Application Server WSPolicy Information Disclosure (PK73573)).

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 (48700), Tenable (35082), SecurityFocus (BID 32679†), OSVDB (52600†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-21148†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-46463, VDB-45365, VDB-45364 and VDB-45363. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: Yes
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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-2009-0504 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0504
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46586
X-Force: 48700
SecurityFocus: 32679 - IBM WebSphere Application Server Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 52600 - IBM - WebSphere Application Server - WSPolicy Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 21148 - IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 WSPolicy Local Passwords Disclosure, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/15/2025 14:09
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (66), 08/28/2019 20:22 (4), 05/15/2025 14:09 (21)
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