CVE-2006-2430 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 5.0.2 and earlier, 5.1.1 and earlier, and 6.0.2 up to 6.0.2.7, where user credentials are logged in plaintext within the addNode.log file. This flaw allows unauthorized attackers to gain privileges due to the sensitive information exposure. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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