# CVE-2009-2087: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Local attackers can cause deployment failures in IBM WebSphere Application Server by exploiting weak password obfuscation in specific Web Services configurations.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9f8-cvc2-r5mx

## What is CVE-2009-2087?

CVE-2009-2087 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 13 Aug 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Web Services functionality in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5, in certain circumstances involving the ibm-webservicesclient-bind.xmi file and custom password encryption, uses weak password obfuscation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deployment failure) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2087?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Websphere Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-2087?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2087 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-2087 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2087 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-2009-2087 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-2087 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published on 13 Aug 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2087 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-2009-2087/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2087/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2087
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2087
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-2087

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