CVE-2003-1447 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM WebSphere Advanced Server Edition 4.0.4 uses a weak encryption algorithm (XOR and base64 encoding), which allows local users to decrypt passwords when the configuration file is exported to XML.

Published: 2007-10-23

Score: 1.9 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:4.0.4:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-1437	IBM WebSphere Advanced Server Edition 4.0.4 uses a weak encryption algorithm (XOR and base64 encoding), which allows local users to decrypt passwords when the configuration file is exported to XML.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00038.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3277
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310118
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310796
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6758
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11245

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-10-23T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:28:03.715Z

Reserved: 2007-10-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-1447

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-1447

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-310

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