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CVE-2009-0508

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0508 describes a file disclosure vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server versions 5.1.0 through 7.0.0.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files within WAR archives, specifically those located in web-inf, meta-inf, and other unspecified directories, affecting both web-based applications and the administrative console. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.1.19CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:5.1.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0291 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/34283
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/34876
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/49085
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/34104
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0704
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1188
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1464
PatchVendor Advisory