CVE-2009-3106: IBM WebSphere Application Server

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Servlet Engine/Web Container component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.0.2 before 6.0.2.37 does not properly implement security constraints on the (1) doGet and (2) doTrace methods, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTTP HEAD request to a Web Application.

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: version 6.0.2 only; version 6.0.2.1 only; version 6.0.2.2 only; version 6.0.2.3 only; version 6.0.2.4 only; version 6.0.2.5 only; …

Published 2009-09-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.