CVE-2011-1209

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-05-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.39 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.17 uses a weak WS-Security XML encryption algorithm, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain plaintext data from a (1) JAX-RPC or (2) JAX-WS Web Services request via unspecified vectors related to a "decryption attack."

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Application Server: 6.1.0, 6.1.0.0, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3, 6.1.0.5 (+40)

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM34841
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029632
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67115
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM34841
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029632
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67115

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