# CVE-2009-0891: The Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 before Fix Pack 1 (7.0.0.1), 6.1 before Fix Pack 23 (6.1.0.23),a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-03-25 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 before Fix Pack 1 (7.0.0.1), 6.1 before Fix Pack 23 (6.1.0.23),and 6.0.2 before Fix Pack 33 (6.0.2.33) does not properly enforce (1) nonce and (2) timestamp expiration values in WS-Security bindings as stored in the com.ibm.wsspi.wssecurity.core custom property, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct session hijacking attacks.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34131
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49391
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006876
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK66676&apar=only

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