CVE-2008-5549

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 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: 2008-12-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Sun Java Web Console components in Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 and 7.2 allows remote attackers to access local files and read the product's configuration information via unknown vectors related to "access to secure files by ThemeServlet."

Affected products

Sun Java System Portal Server: 7.1, 7.2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/33120
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021380
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-124301-12-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-138686-01-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-243886-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32770
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3408
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47256
http://secunia.com/advisories/33120
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021380
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-124301-12-1
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-138686-01-1

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