CVE-2009-0508
The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1...
The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.0, 5.1.1.19, 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, 6.1 before 6.1.0.23, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files contained in war files in (1) web-inf, (2) meta-inf, and unspecified other directories via unknown vectors, related to (a) web-based applications and (b) the administrative console.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.0, 5.1.1.19, 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, 6.1 before 6.1.0.23, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files contained in war files in (1) web-inf, (2) meta-inf, and unspecified other directories via unknown vectors, related to (a) web-based applications and (b) the administrative console.
- Record
CVE-2009-0508- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.0, 5.1.1.19, 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, 6.1 before 6.1.0.23, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files contained in war files in (1) web-inf, (2) meta-inf, and unspecified other directories via unknown vectors, related to (a) web-based applications and (b) the administrative console.
- Record
CVE-2009-0508- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0512 No score
The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.0, 5.1.1.19, 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, 6.1 before 6.1.0.23, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files contained in war files in (1) web-inf, (2) meta-inf, and unspecified other directories via unknown vectors, related to (a) web-based applications and (b) the administrative console.
- Record
EUVD-2009-0512- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-953q-pp3w-6gv5 No score
The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1...
The Servlet Engine/Web Container and JSP components in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.0, 5.1.1.19, 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.35, 6.1 before 6.1.0.23, and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3 allow remote attackers to read arbitrary files contained in war files in (1) web-inf, (2) meta-inf, and unspecified other directories via unknown vectors, related to (a) web-based applications and (b) the administrative console.
- Record
GHSA-953q-pp3w-6gv5- 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-2009-0508 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published March 16, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.92%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/34876
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24022456
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1188
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securityfocus.com/bid/34104
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49085
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0508
github.com/advisories/GHSA-953q-pp3w-6gv5