Is CVE-2008-4679 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4679 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4679?

CVE-2008-4679 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-4679

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

The Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.31 and 6.1 before 6.1.0.19, when Certificate Store Collections is configured to use Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL), does not call the setRevocationEnabled method on the PKIXBuilderParameters object, which prevents the "Java security method" from checking the revocation status of X.509 certificates and allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a SOAP message with a revoked certificate.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 1.6% (75th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4659)
Published: October 22, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4659 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
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Certified products that may be affected

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

IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0.1.1 - IBM United Kingdom Limited - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0031-2006 - archived
IBM WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.2.3 - IBM Corporation - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0024-2006 - archived

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32296(Vendor Advisory)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK61258(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31839
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46002

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

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