CVE-2009-1172
The JAX-RPC WS-Security runtime in the Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere...
The JAX-RPC WS-Security runtime in the Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.23 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3, when APAR PK41002 is installed, does not properly validate UsernameToken objects, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The JAX-RPC WS-Security runtime in the Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.23 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3, when APAR PK41002 is installed, does not properly validate UsernameToken objects, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-1172- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The JAX-RPC WS-Security runtime in the Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.23 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3, when APAR PK41002 is installed, does not properly validate UsernameToken objects, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
CVE-2009-1172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-1172 No score
The JAX-RPC WS-Security runtime in the Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.23 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3, when APAR PK41002 is installed, does not properly validate UsernameToken objects, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2009-1172- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mcwf-696r-mjpc No score
The JAX-RPC WS-Security runtime in the Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere...
The JAX-RPC WS-Security runtime in the Web Services Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.23 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.3, when APAR PK41002 is installed, does not properly validate UsernameToken objects, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- Record
GHSA-mcwf-696r-mjpc- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2009-1172 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published March 31, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.83%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
secunia.com/advisories/34131
securityfocus.com/bid/34502
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1172
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mcwf-696r-mjpc