# CVE-2009-0903: IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.3, and the Feature Pack for Web Services for WAS 6.1 before 6.1.0.25, when a WS-Secu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-06-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 before 7.0.0.3, and the Feature Pack for Web Services for WAS 6.1 before 6.1.0.25, when a WS-Security policy is established at the operation level, does not properly handle inbound requests that lack a SOAPAction or WS-Addressing Action, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted request to a JAX-WS application.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK87767
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35594
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK72138
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK81944
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51293

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