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CVE-2009-0899

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-06-03 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 through 6.1.0.24 and 7.0 through 7.0.0.4, IBM WebSphere Portal Server 5.1 through 6.0, and IBM Integrated Solutions Console (ISC) 6.0.1 do not properly set the IsSecurityEnabled security flag during migration of WebSphere Member Manager (WMM) to Virtual Member Manager (VMM) and a Federated Repository, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from repositories via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• IBM Integrated Solutions Console: 6.0.1
• IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 6.1 through 6.1.0.24; from 7.0 through 7.0.0.4
• IBM WebSphere Portal: from 5.1 before 6.0.0.0 — fixed in 6.0.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM WebSphere Portal 6.0.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21375859
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK78134
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35406
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50882
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21375859
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK78134
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35406
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50882

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