IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.39 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.17 uses a weak WS-Security XML encryption algorithm, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain plaintext data from a (1) JAX-RPC or (2) JAX-WS Web Services request via unspecified vectors related to a "decryption attack."
Published May 4, 2011
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.67%
Description
IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.39 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.17 uses a weak WS-Security XML encryption algorithm, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain plaintext data from a (1) JAX-RPC or (2) JAX-WS Web Services request via unspecified vectors related to a "decryption attack."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.1.0
- 6.1.0.0
- 6.1.0.1
- 6.1.0.2
- 6.1.0.3
- 6.1.0.5
- 6.1.0.7
- 6.1.0.9
- 6.1.0.11
- 6.1.0.12
- 6.1.0.15
- 6.1.0.17
- 6.1.0.19
- 6.1.0.21
- 6.1.0.22
- 6.1.0.23
- 6.1.0.24
- 6.1.0.25
- 6.1.0.27
- 6.1.0.29
- 6.1.0.31
- 6.1.0.32
- 6.1.0.33
- 6.1.0.35
- 6.1.0.37
- 6.1.1
- 6.1.3
- 6.1.5
- 6.1.6
- 6.1.7
- 6.1.13
- 6.1.14
Configuration 2
- 7.0.0.1
- 7.0.0.2
- 7.0.0.3
- 7.0.0.4
- 7.0.0.5
- 7.0.0.6
- 7.0.0.7
- 7.0.0.8
- 7.0.0.9
- 7.0.0.10
- 7.0.0.11
- 7.0.0.12
- 7.0.0.13
- 7.0.0.15
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.67% (0.00671) | 50.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.67% (0.00671) | 46.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.13% (0.00126) | 29.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 59.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 59.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 57.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM34841 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029632 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67115 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM34841 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR | |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24029632 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67115 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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