CVE-2009-2088
The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6...
The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5, when SPNEGO Single Sign-on (SSO) and disableSecurityPreInvokeOnFilters are configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a request for a "secure URL," related to a certain invokefilterscompatibility property.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5, when SPNEGO Single Sign-on (SSO) and disableSecurityPreInvokeOnFilters are configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a request for a "secure URL," related to a certain invokefilterscompatibility property.
- Record
CVE-2009-2088- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5, when SPNEGO Single Sign-on (SSO) and disableSecurityPreInvokeOnFilters are configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a request for a "secure URL," related to a certain invokefilterscompatibility property.
- Record
CVE-2009-2088- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2084 No score
The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5, when SPNEGO Single Sign-on (SSO) and disableSecurityPreInvokeOnFilters are configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a request for a "secure URL," related to a certain invokefilterscompatibility property.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2084- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4rfm-m8cv-g888 No score
The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6...
The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5, when SPNEGO Single Sign-on (SSO) and disableSecurityPreInvokeOnFilters are configured, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a request for a "secure URL," related to a certain invokefilterscompatibility property.
- Record
GHSA-4rfm-m8cv-g888- Weakness
- CWE-287
- 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-2009-2088 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Websphere Application Server, published August 13, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.35%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27007951
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52079
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK77465
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2088
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4rfm-m8cv-g888