CVE-2009-0278
Sun Java System Application Server (AS) 8.1 and 8.2 allows remote attackers to read the Web...
Sun Java System Application Server (AS) 8.1 and 8.2 allows remote attackers to read the Web Application configuration files in the (1) WEB-INF or (2) META-INF directory via a malformed request.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Sun Java System Application Server (AS) 8.1 and 8.2 allows remote attackers to read the Web Application configuration files in the (1) WEB-INF or (2) META-INF directory via a malformed request.
- Record
CVE-2009-0278- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Sun Java System Application Server (AS) 8.1 and 8.2 allows remote attackers to read the Web Application configuration files in the (1) WEB-INF or (2) META-INF directory via a malformed request.
- Record
CVE-2009-0278- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0283 No score
Sun Java System Application Server (AS) 8.1 and 8.2 allows remote attackers to read the Web Application configuration files in the (1) WEB-INF or (2) META-INF directory via a malformed request.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0283- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hx8m-v8g6-c563 No score
Sun Java System Application Server (AS) 8.1 and 8.2 allows remote attackers to read the Web...
Sun Java System Application Server (AS) 8.1 and 8.2 allows remote attackers to read the Web Application configuration files in the (1) WEB-INF or (2) META-INF directory via a malformed request.
- Record
GHSA-hx8m-v8g6-c563- Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2009-0278 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sun Java System Application Server, published January 27, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.24%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/51604
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0208
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48161
securityfocus.com/bid/33397
secunia.com/advisories/33725
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-119166-35-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0278
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hx8m-v8g6-c563