# CVE-2009-1899: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can obtain sensitive information via the wsadmin scripting tool in IBM WebSphere Application Server on z/OS.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jun 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2009-0907, GHSA-ff32-cgf7-27c2

## What is CVE-2009-1899?

CVE-2009-1899 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 3 Jun 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Administrative Configservice API in the System Management/Repository component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, 6.1 before 6.1.0.25, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5 on z/OS allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information via unknown use of the wsadmin scripting tool, related to a "security exposure in wsadmin."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1899?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-1899?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-1899 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1899 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-2009-1901](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1901/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-1899 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-1899 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 3 Jun 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1899 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-2009-1899/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1899/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1899
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1899
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-1899

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