CVE-2009-2087

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-08-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

The Web Services functionality in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5, in certain circumstances involving the ibm-webservicesclient-bind.xmi file and custom password encryption, uses weak password obfuscation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deployment failure) via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 6.1, 6.1.0, 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3 (+25)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/34461
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=swg1PK79275
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52078
http://secunia.com/advisories/34461
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=swg1PK79275
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52078

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