CVE-2008-0740
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) and 6.1 before Fix...
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) and 6.1 before Fix Pack 15 (6.1.0.15) writes unspecified cleartext information to http_plugin.log, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) and 6.1 before Fix Pack 15 (6.1.0.15) writes unspecified cleartext information to http_plugin.log, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
- Record
CVE-2008-0740- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) and 6.1 before Fix Pack 15 (6.1.0.15) writes unspecified cleartext information to http_plugin.log, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
- Record
CVE-2008-0740- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0750 No score
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) and 6.1 before Fix Pack 15 (6.1.0.15) writes unspecified cleartext information to http_plugin.log, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0750- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ch5j-g9p9-gv8m No score
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) and 6.1 before Fix...
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2 Fix Pack 25 (6.0.2.25) and 6.1 before Fix Pack 15 (6.1.0.15) writes unspecified cleartext information to http_plugin.log, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
- Record
GHSA-ch5j-g9p9-gv8m- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0740 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published February 13, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
osvdb.org/42878
securityfocus.com/bid/27400
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0241
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0740
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ch5j-g9p9-gv8m