CVE-2008-5411
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.4%EU EUVD
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7 before 7.0.0.1 sends SSL traffic over "unsecured TCP," which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-310
- EPSS score
- 1.4% (73th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5388)
- Published
- December 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5388 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
6 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
- 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
See all 6 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33022(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463(Patch)
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK74777
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32679(Patch)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3370
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47135
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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