# CVE-2009-0508: The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.0, 5.1.1.19, 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, 6.1 be

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-03-16 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.0, 5.1.1.19, 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, 6.1 before 6.1.0.23, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files contained in war files in (1) web-inf, (2) meta-inf, and unspecified other directories via unknown vectors, related to (a) web-based applications and (b) the administrative console.

## 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://secunia.com/advisories/34876
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24022456
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34283
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21380233
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1188
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK81387
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1464
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34104
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0704
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49085
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21380376

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