CVE-2008-0740 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) and 6.1 before Fix Pack 15 (6.1.0.15) writes unspecified cleartext information to http_plugin.log, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

Published: 2008-02-13

Score: 2.1 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-0750	IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) and 6.1 before Fix Pack 15 (6.1.0.15) writes unspecified cleartext information to http_plugin.log, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00068.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/42878
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK48785
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27400
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0241

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ibm Websphere Application Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:23.283Z

Reserved: 2008-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-0740

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-02-13T01:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-0740

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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