CVE-2009-0278
Sun Java System Application Server (AS) 8.1 and 8.2 allows remote attackers to read the Web...
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 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.24%EPSS, 83rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used 5.0
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 ListNo 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-2009-0283No 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-c563No 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
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
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-245446-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0278
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hx8m-v8g6-c563