CVE-2006-2430

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 and earlier, 5.1.1 and earlier, and 6.0.2 up to 6.0.2.7 records user credentials in plaintext in addNode.log, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.23% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK16492&apar=only	patch vendor advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012064	patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012009	patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB550&q1=PK16492&uid=swg1PK22416&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=	patch vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/910	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1736	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20032	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.html	mailing list patch
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24011773	patch
http://www.osvdb.org/25372	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2430?: CVE-2006-2430 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2430?: To fix CVE-2006-2430, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2430 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2430 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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