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CVE-2009-0891

The Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 before Fix Pack 1 (7.0.0.1), 6.1 before Fix

The Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 before Fix Pack 1 (7.0.0.1), 6.1 before Fix Pack 23 (6.1.0.23),and 6.0.2 before Fix Pack 33 (6.0.2.33) does not properly enforce (1) nonce and (2) timestamp expiration values in WS-Security bindings as stored in the com.ibm.wsspi.wssecurity.core custom property, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct session hijacking attacks.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00421
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-287Improper Authentication
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Affected Products & Versions

1
ibm websphere application serverall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD25 Mar 2009 · 01:30 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://secunia.com/advisories/34131
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951Patch
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463Patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK66676&apar=only
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49391
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