Is CVE-2009-0899 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0899 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0899?

CVE-2009-0899 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-0899

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 through 6.1.0.24 and 7.0 through 7.0.0.4, IBM WebSphere Portal Server 5.1 through 6.0, and IBM Integrated Solutions Console (ISC) 6.0.1 do not properly set the IsSecurityEnabled security flag during migration of WebSphere Member Manager (WMM) to Virtual Member Manager (VMM) and a Federated Repository, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from repositories via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-0896)
Published: June 3, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0896 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / integrated solutions console
ibm / websphere application server
ibm / websphere portal

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=swg21375859(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK78134(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35406(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50882(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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