CVE-2009-1898
The secure login page in the Administrative Console component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35 does not redirect to an https page upon receiving an http request, which makes it easier for remote attackers to read the…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The secure login page in the Administrative Console component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35 does not redirect to an https page upon receiving an http request, which makes it easier for remote attackers to read the contents of WAS sessions by sniffing the network.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.44% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- ibm/websphere application server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% 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/35301Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876Patch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK77010
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35405
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1464Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51170
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35301Vendor Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876Patch
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK77010
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35405
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1464Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51170
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.