PT-2008-6530 · Ibm · Ibm Websphere Application Server

Published 2008-12-10 · Updated 2011-08-23 · CVE-2008-5413

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IBM WebSphere Application Server versions prior to 7.0.0.1

Description The issue allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading system logs, specifically the systemout.log and ffdc files, due to a problem in the PerfServlet component of the PMI/Performance Tools.

Recommendations For versions prior to 7.0.0.1, update to version 7.0.0.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the systemout.log and ffdc files to minimize the risk of sensitive information disclosure.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5413

Affected Products

Ibm Websphere Application Server

References · 7

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0423 · Vendor Advisory
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK63886 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32679 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5413 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3370 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5413 · Note