CVE-2009-2092

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% 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-284

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.5 does not properly read the portletServingEnabled parameter in ibm-portlet-ext.xmi, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unknown vectors.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 7.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.3, 7.0.0.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/34461
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK89385
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36155
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52375
http://secunia.com/advisories/34461
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK89385
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36155
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52375

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