CVE-2006-2342

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Published May 12, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2 before FixPack 3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for the Welcome Page via a request to the default context root.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2343	IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0.2 before FixPack 3 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for the Welcome Page via a request to the default context root.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.735% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/20025
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24010245
http://www.osvdb.org/25368
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17900
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1724
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26312

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 12, 2006, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:43 PM
Reserved: May 12, 2006, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2006, 5:06 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:24 PM

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