# CVE-2009-0434: PerfServlet in the PMI/Performance Tools component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.x before 6.0.2.31, 6.1.x before 6.1.0.21, a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-02-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

PerfServlet in the PMI/Performance Tools component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.x before 6.0.2.31, 6.1.x before 6.1.0.21, and 7.0.x before 7.0.0.1, when Performance Monitoring Infrastructure (PMI) is enabled, allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the (1) systemout.log and (2) ffdc files. NOTE: this is probably a duplicate of CVE-2008-5413.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33700
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK79230
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48524
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK63886
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0423

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