CVE-2009-0434

Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 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: 2009-02-10 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

PerfServlet in the PMI/Performance Tools component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.x before 6.0.2.31, 6.1.x before 6.1.0.21, and 7.0.x before 7.0.0.1, when Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the (1) systemout.log and (2) ffdc files. NOTE: this is probably a duplicate of CVE-2008-5413.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 6.0, 6.0.0.1, 6.0.0.2, 6.0.0.3, 6.0.1, 6.0.1.1 (+50)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK63886
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK79230
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33700
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0423
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48524
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK63886

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