# CVE-2008-5412: Other in n/a

> Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server on Windows related to JSPs, with unknown impact and attack vectors.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Dec 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j93m-hhq4-87mv

## What is CVE-2008-5412?

CVE-2008-5412 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 10 Dec 2008. It can be exploited over the network.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7 before 7.0.0.1 on Windows has unknown impact and attack vectors related to JSPs.  NOTE: this is probably a duplicate of CVE-2009-0438.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5412?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-5412?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-5412 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server

- [CVE-2015-1920](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1920/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0462](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0462/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1377](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1377/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3186](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3186/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1899](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1899/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-5412 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5412 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 10 Dec 2008. It can be exploited over the network.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5412 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Websphere Application Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5412/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5412/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5412
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5412
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5412

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5412/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.