CVE-2008-7274

medium

Published 2011-02-15 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

4.3

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.0.9, when the JAAS Login functionality is enabled, allows attackers to perform an internal application hashtable login by (1) not providing a password or (2) providing an empty password.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
ibm	websphere_application_server	`6.1.0.9`

References

CWEs

CWE-20

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.