CVE-2006-2436 Information

Description

WebSphere Application Server 5.0.2 (or any earlier cumulative fix) stores admin and LDAP passwords in plaintext in the FFDC logs when a login to WebSphere fails which allows attackers to gain privileges.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0175.html http://secunia.com/advisories/20032 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/910 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1736 http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27006881 http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&q=PK17589&apar=only