CVE-2006-2436

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Published May 17, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 (or any earlier cumulative fix) stores admin and LDAP passwords in plaintext in the FFDC logs when a login to WebSphere fails, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2437	WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 (or any earlier cumulative fix) stores admin and LDAP passwords in plaintext in the FFDC logs when a login to WebSphere fails, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

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: 2.0% (1.976% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20032
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/910
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27006881
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK17589&apar=only
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1736

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 17, 2006, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 5:51 PM
Reserved: May 17, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:25 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 17, 2006, 10:06 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:25 PM

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