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CVE-2008-2221
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java plugin in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 allows untrusted applets to gain privileges via…
High10.0EPSS 2.3%
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Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java plugin in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 allows untrusted applets to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- websphere-javaplugin-privilege-escalation(42116) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1019956 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 29976 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 28997 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- PK65161 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1411 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- 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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