CVE-2008-5411

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Published Dec 10, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7 before 7.0.0.1 sends SSL traffic over "unsecured TCP," which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2008-5388	IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7 before 7.0.0.1 sends SSL traffic over "unsecured TCP," which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

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 None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.442% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/33022
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK74777
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32679
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3370
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47135

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

Weaknesses

CWE-310

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 10, 2008, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:56 AM
Reserved: Dec 9, 2008, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 10, 2008, 12:30 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:59 PM

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