CVE-2008-2221
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java plugin in IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 allows untrusted applets to gain privileges via unknown attack vectors.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 2.3% (83th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2218)
- Published
- May 14, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2218 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / websphere application server
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- IBM WebSphere Application Server V5.0.2.8 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0082-2004 - archived
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29976(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK65161
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28997
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019956
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1411/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42116
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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