CVE-2011-4889 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) versions 6.1, 7.0, and 8.0, specifically within the Virtual Member Manager's handling of password updates with Tivoli Directory Server. This flaw allows remote attackers to potentially gain unauthorized access to applications by using old, unchanged passwords. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a high-impact, low-complexity attack vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), meaning it can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.1, < 6.1.0.43CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0, < 7.0.0.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 8.0, < 8.0.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.