CVE-2008-2221

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-05-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java plugin in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 allows untrusted applets to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 5.0.2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29976
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK65161
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28997
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019956
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1411/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42116
http://secunia.com/advisories/29976
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK65161
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28997
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019956
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1411/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42116

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