CVE-2009-2743

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-09-21 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.27, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.7, does not properly handle an exception occurring after use of wsadmin scripts and configuration of JAAS-J2C Authentication Data, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the First Failure Data Capture (FFDC) log file.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 6.1, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3, 6.1.0.5, 6.1.0.7 (+16)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/37796
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=swg1PK86137
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2721
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53343
http://secunia.com/advisories/37796
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=swg1PK86137
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2721
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53343

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