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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.56% probability · 75th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32296Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK61258Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31839
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32296Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK61258Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31839
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46002
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.