CVE-2006-2430: IBM WebSphere Application Server

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: version 5.0.0 only; version 5.0.1 only; version 5.0.2 only; version 5.1.0 only; version 5.1.1 only; version 6.0.2 only; …

Published 2006-05-17. Last modified 2026-06-16.