CVE-2006-2430 json
IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 and earlier, 5.1.1 and earlier, and 6.0.2 up to 6.0.2.7 records user credentials in plaintext in add…
published 2006-05-17 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2431
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.8%
- EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 and earlier, 5.1.1 and earlier, and 6.0.2 up to 6.0.2.7 records user credentials in plaintext in addNode.log, which allows attackers to gain privileges.
Patch / fix
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012064 patch
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012009 patch
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.html patch
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24011773 patch
- www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK16492&apar=only advisory
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB550&q1=PK16492&uid=swg1PK224… advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/20032 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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www-1.ibm.com
/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK16492&apar=only
vendor-advisory, patch
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www-1.ibm.com
/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB550&q1=PK16492&uid=swg1PK22416&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=
vendor-advisory, patch
-
www-1.ibm.com
/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012064
patch
-
www-1.ibm.com
/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012009
patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/20032
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.html
mailing-list, patch
-
www-1.ibm.com
/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24011773
patch
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/910
third-party-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1736
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/25372
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-2430
- NVD CVE-2006-2430
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