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TI-2006-02372 Aliases CVE-2006-2436GHSA-v9vw-jj54-2r8v

WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 (or any earlier cumulative fix) stores admin and LDAP…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 (or any earlier cumulative fix) stores admin and LDAP passwords in plaintext in the FFDC logs when a login to WebSphere fails, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01976 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2436
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v9vw-jj54-2r8v

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2015-06198 Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2010-00403 modules/arch/win32/mod_isapi.c in mod_isapi in the Apache HTTP Server 2.0.37 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2019-03185 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03809 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-24648 IBM WebSphere Application Server code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03807 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM WebSphere Application Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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