# CVE-2009-0904: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions and modify data via XML fuzzing in IBM WebSphere Application Server SOAP requests.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not stated
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jul 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-285r-jf89-jj3c

## What is CVE-2009-0904?

CVE-2009-0904 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 5 Jul 2009. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The IBM Stax XMLStreamWriter in the Web Services component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 does not properly process XML encoding, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and possibly modify data via "XML fuzzing attacks" sent through SOAP requests.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0904?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-0904?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-0904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0904 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-2009-0904 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-0904 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 5 Jul 2009. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0904 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-2009-0904/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0904/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0904
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0904
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0904

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