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CVE-2009-0904
The IBM Stax XMLStreamWriter in the Web Services component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 does not properly…
Medium6.4EPSS 2.0%
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Description
The IBM Stax XMLStreamWriter in the Web Services component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 does not properly process XML encoding, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and possibly modify data via "XML fuzzing attacks" sent through SOAP requests.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- websphere-soap-security-bypass(51490) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 35741 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- PK84015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_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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