CVE-2006-2430
highpriority · track · 41OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.028 · 87 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
2.83% (87th) EPSS
CVSS 10 · high
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
10.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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affected products (14)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm websphere application server= 5.0.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 5.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 5.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 5.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 5.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 6.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 6.0.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 6.0.2.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 6.0.2.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 6.0.2.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 6.0.2.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 6.0.2.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm websphere application server= 6.0.2.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (2)
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
published 2006-05-17modified 2026-06-16
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references (20)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20032enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/910enisa_euvd
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&dc=DB550&q1=PK16492&uid=swg1PK22416&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&lang=enisa_euvd
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24011773enisa_euvd
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012009enisa_euvd
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg24012064enisa_euvd
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK16492&apar=onlyenisa_euvd
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