CVE-2009-4998

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Workplace (aka WP) component in IBM FileNet P8 Application Engine (P8AE) 3.5.1 before 3.5.1-019 and 4.0.2.x before 4.0.2.7-P8AE-FP007, in certain FileTracker configurations, does not apply a security policy to the first document added during a session, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

IBM Filenet P8 Application Engine: 3.5.1, 3.5.1-001, 3.5.1-002, 3.5.1-003, 3.5.1-004, 3.5.1-005 (+21)

References

http://download2.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/IMA/00y3y/0/readme-4027-P8AE-FP007.htm
http://download2.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/IMA/00yrk/0/readme-ae351-021.htm
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PJ36552
http://download2.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/IMA/00y3y/0/readme-4027-P8AE-FP007.htm
http://download2.boulder.ibm.com/sar/CMA/IMA/00yrk/0/readme-ae351-021.htm
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PJ36552

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