CVE-2009-0891 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote authenticated users can hijack sessions in IBM WebSphere Application Server due to improper enforcement of WS-Security nonce and timestamp expiration values.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-0891?
CVE-2009-0891 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 25 Mar 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server 7.0 before Fix Pack 1 (7.0.0.1), 6.1 before Fix Pack 23 (6.1.0.23),and 6.0.2 before Fix Pack 33 (6.0.2.33) does not properly enforce (1) nonce and (2) timestamp expiration values in WS-Security bindings as stored in the com.ibm.wsspi.wssecurity.core custom property, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct session hijacking attacks.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0891?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Application Server.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0891?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0891 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2009-0891 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0891 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Websphere Application Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p5p6-vf7x-q4f7.