Is CVE-2009-0903 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0903 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0903?

CVE-2009-0903 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-0903

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.2%EU EUVD

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.3, and the Feature Pack for Web Services for WAS 6.1 before 6.1.0.25, when a WS-Security policy is established at the operation level, does not properly handle inbound requests that lack a SOAPAction or WS-Addressing Action, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted request to a JAX-WS application.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS score: 2.2% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-0900)
Published: June 25, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0900 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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ibm / websphere application server
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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-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK72138
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK81944(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK87767(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35594
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51293

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

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