CVE-2009-2085: IBM WebSphere Application Server

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.25 and 7.0 before 7.0.0.5 does not properly handle use of Identity Assertion with CSIv2 Security, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended CSIv2 access restrictions via vectors involving Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB).

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: version 6.1 only; version 6.1.0 only; version 6.1.0.0 only; version 6.1.0.1 only; version 6.1.0.2 only; version 6.1.0.3 only; …

Published 2009-08-13. Last modified 2026-06-16.