CVE-2008-5411 describes a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7 prior to version 7.0.0.1, where SSL traffic is transmitted over unsecured TCP. This design flaw allows remote attackers to easily intercept sensitive information through network sniffing. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, posing a risk of information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old flaw.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.