CVE-2006-2436

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-05-17 · updated 2026-06-16

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

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2

References

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
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

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