Is CVE-2008-4285 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4285 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4285?

CVE-2008-4285 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-4285

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in the Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) feature in the Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.x before 6.1.0.19, when a component statistic is enabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via vectors related to "a gradual degradation in performance."

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 1.2% (66th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4268)
Published: February 17, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4268 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere application server

Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.1.0.2 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0013-2007 - archived
IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.1.0.2 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0012-2007 - archived
IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS V6.1.0.2 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0014-2007 - archived

References

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24019260(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48698

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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