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CVE-2009-2088
The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5, when…
High7.5EPSS 2.4%
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Description
The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5, when SPNEGO Single Sign-on (SSO) and disableSecurityPreInvokeOnFilters are configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a request for a "secure URL," related to a certain invokefilterscompatibility property.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- was-sso-security-bypass(52079) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24022479 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- PK77465 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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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