CVE-2006-7164

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-03-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

SimpleFileServlet in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.1 through 5.0.2.7 on Linux and UNIX does not block certain invalid URIs and does not issue a security challenge, which allows remote attackers to read secure files and obtain sensitive information via certain requests.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.2.1, 5.0.2.2, 5.0.2.3, 5.0.2.4 (+12)

References

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24013029
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24013029

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