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CVE-2006-2436

WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 (or any earlier cumulative fix) stores admin and LDAP passwords in plaintext in the F

WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 (or any earlier cumulative fix) stores admin and LDAP passwords in plaintext in the FFDC logs when a login to WebSphere fails, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00745
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ibm websphere application serverall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD17 May 2006 · 10:06 AM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.htmlPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/20032PatchVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/910
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27006881Patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK17589&apar=onlyPatch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1736
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