CVE-2009-3106

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-09-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.37 does not properly implement security constraints on the (1) doGet and (2) doTrace methods, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTTP HEAD request to a Web Application.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 6.0.2, 6.0.2.1, 6.0.2.2, 6.0.2.3, 6.0.2.4, 6.0.2.5 (+28)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK83258
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53051
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK83258
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53051

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