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CVE-2008-0740 Detail

Current Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) and 6.1 before Fix Pack 15 (6.1.0.15) writes unspecified cleartext information to http_plugin.log, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.

Source:  MITRE
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Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.1 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27400
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0241
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876 Patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.3

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_application_server
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Up to (including)
6.0.2.24


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-0740
NVD Published Date:
02/12/2008
NVD Last Modified:
03/07/2011