CVE-2006-2436
N/A
Published: May 17, 2006 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWebSphere Application Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 (or any earlier cumulative fix) stores admin and LDAP passwords in plaintext in the FFDC logs when a login to WebSphere fails, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/20032Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/910x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27006881Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK17589&apar=onlyVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1736Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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