CVE-2009-0503

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: 2009-02-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1.x before 6.1.0.2 writes a database connection password to the Event Log and System Log during exception handling for a JDBC error, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading these logs.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Message Broker: through 6.1.0.1; 6.1

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27011431
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55298
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33819
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021735
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0460
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48642
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27011431
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC55298
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33819
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021735
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0460
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48642

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