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CVE-2003-1447
IBM WebSphere Advanced Server Edition 4.0.4 uses a weak encryption algorithm (XOR and base64 encoding), which allows local users to…
Low1.9EPSS 0.23%
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Description
IBM WebSphere Advanced Server Edition 4.0.4 uses a weak encryption algorithm (XOR and base64 encoding), which allows local users to decrypt passwords when the configuration file is exported to XML.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.23% · top 86% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- websphere-xml-weak-encryption(11245) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20030206 Re: Weak password protection in WebSphere 4.0.4 XML configuration export (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 6758 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20030204 Weak password protection in WebSphere 4.0.4 XML configuration export (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3277 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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