CVE-2006-6637: IBM WebSphere Application Server

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 2.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Servlet Engine and Web Container in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) before 6.0.2.17, when ibm-web-ext.xmi sets fileServingEnabled to true and servlet caching is enabled, allows remote attackers to obtain JSP source code and other sensitive information via "specific requests."

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: version 6.0.2.1 only; version 6.0.2.3 only; version 6.0.2.5 only; version 6.0.2.7 only; version 6.0.2.9 only; version 6.0.2.11 only; …

Published 2006-12-19. Last modified 2026-06-16.