CVE-2005-3498: IBM WebSphere Application Server

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 11.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

IBM WebSphere Application Server 5.0.x before 5.02.15, 5.1.x before 5.1.1.8, and 6.x before fixpack V6.0.2.5, when session trace is enabled, records a full URL including the queryString in the trace logs when an application encodes a URL, which could allow attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: from 5.0.0, before 5.02.15 (fixed in 5.02.15); from 5.1.0, before 5.1.1.8 (fixed in 5.1.1.8); from 6.0.0, before 6.0.2.5 (fixed in 6.0.2.5)

Published 2005-11-04. Last modified 2026-06-16.