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CVE-2008-4679

The Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.19, when Certificate Store Collections is configured to use Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL), does not call the setRevocationEnabled method on the PKIXBuilderParameters object, which prevents the "Java security method" from checking the revocation status of X.509…

Severity
Medium 6.8
Published
22 Oct 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.6% in the next 30 daysHigher than 75% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper authentication (CWE-287)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Description

The Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.19, when Certificate Store Collections is configured to use Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL), does not call the setRevocationEnabled method on the PKIXBuilderParameters object, which prevents the "Java security method" from checking the revocation status of X.509 certificates and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a SOAP message with a revoked certificate.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
IBM WebSphere Application ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:ibm:websphere_application_server
  • Version 6.0.2.27
  • Version 6.0.2.25
  • Version 6.0.2.23
  • Version 6.0.2.19
All 26 release lines
  • Version 6.0.1.1
  • Version 6.0.1.2
  • Version 6.0.1.3
  • Version 6.0.1.5
  • Version 6.0.1.7
  • Version 6.0.1.9
  • Version 6.0.1.11
  • Version 6.0.1.13
  • Version 6.0.1.15
  • Version 6.0.1.17
  • Version 6.0.2
  • Version 6.0.2.1
  • Version 6.0.2.2
  • Version 6.0.2.3
  • Version 6.0.2.4
  • Version 6.0.2.5
  • Version 6.0.2.6
  • Version 6.0.2.9
  • Version 6.0.2.11
  • Version 6.0.2.13
  • Version 6.0.2.15
  • Version 6.0.2.17
  • Version 6.0.2.19
  • Version 6.0.2.23
  • Version 6.0.2.25
  • Version 6.0.2.27

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4679
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4679