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CVE-2009-1898

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1898 describes a vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, where the secure login page in the Administrative Console fails to redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS. This allows remote attackers to sniff network traffic and potentially read WAS session contents. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.0.2.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0144 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 23,725 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, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/35301
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/51170
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Patch
www-1.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
securityfocus.com / bid/35405
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1464
PatchVendor Advisory