CVE-2009-0904

critical

Description

The IBM Stax XMLStreamWriter in the Web Services component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 does not properly process XML encoding, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and possibly modify data via "XML fuzzing attacks" sent through SOAP requests.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51490

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35741

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK84015

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-07-05

Updated: 2017-08-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical