Vulnerability CVE-2006-2436
Published: 2006-05-17   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 (or any earlier cumulative fix) stores admin and LDAP passwords in plaintext in the FFDC logs when a login to WebSphere fails, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
IBM Websphere Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
SnoB
19.05.2006

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
IBM -> Websphere application server 

 References:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK17589&apar=only
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27006881
http://secunia.com/advisories/20032
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1736
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/910
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