CVE-2009-1173
LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.3 uses weak permissions (777) for files associated with unspecified "interim fixes," which allows attackers to modify files that would not have been accessible if the intended 755 permissions were used.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (28th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1173)
- Published
- March 31, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1173 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / websphere application server
- ibm / websphere application server
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34131
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34461(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK77590
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK82988
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34259
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0854(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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