CVE-2009-0438

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Published Feb 10, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7 before 7.0.0.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to bypass "Authorization checking" and obtain sensitive information from JSP pages via a crafted request. NOTE: this is probably a duplicate of CVE-2008-5412.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2009-0442	IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7 before 7.0.0.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to bypass "Authorization checking" and obtain sensitive information from JSP pages via a crafted request. NOTE: this is probably a duplicate of CVE-2008-5412.

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: 1.2% (1.242% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK75248
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33700
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48528

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

Microsoft Windows

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:31 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 10, 2009, 10:13 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:31 AM
Reserved: Feb 5, 2009, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 10, 2009, 10:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM

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