CVE-2008-0740

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-02-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: through 6.0.2.24

References

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
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

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