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CVE-2009-0508

The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.0, 5.1.1.19, 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, 6.1 before 6.1.0.23, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files contained in war files in (1) web-inf, (2) meta-inf, and unspecified other directories via unknown vectors, related to (a) web-based applications and (b) the administrative…

Severity
High 7.5
Published
16 Mar 2009
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.9% in the next 30 daysHigher than 87% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Information exposure (CWE-200)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Description

The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.0, 5.1.1.19, 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, 6.1 before 6.1.0.23, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files contained in war files in (1) web-inf, (2) meta-inf, and unspecified other directories via unknown vectors, related to (a) web-based applications and (b) the administrative console.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
IBM WebSphere Application ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:ibm:websphere_application_server
  • Version 7.0.0.1
  • Version 7.0
  • Version 6.1.0.21
  • Version 6.1.0.19
All 34 release lines
  • Version 5.1.0
  • Version 5.1.1.19
  • Version 6.0.2
  • Version 6.0.2.1
  • Version 6.0.2.3
  • Version 6.0.2.5
  • Version 6.0.2.7
  • Version 6.0.2.9
  • Version 6.0.2.11
  • Version 6.0.2.15
  • Version 6.0.2.17
  • Version 6.0.2.19
  • Version 6.0.2.21
  • Version 6.0.2.23
  • Version 6.0.2.25
  • Version 6.0.2.27
  • Version 6.0.2.29
  • Version 6.0.2.31
  • Version 6.0.2.33
  • Version 6.1
  • Version 6.1.0.1
  • Version 6.1.0.2
  • Version 6.1.0.3
  • Version 6.1.0.5
  • Version 6.1.0.7
  • Version 6.1.0.9
  • Version 6.1.0.11
  • Version 6.1.0.13
  • Version 6.1.0.15
  • Version 6.1.0.17
  • Version 6.1.0.19
  • Version 6.1.0.21
  • Version 7.0
  • Version 7.0.0.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0508
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0508