01 Record
CVE-2003-1447
IBM WebSphere Advanced Server Edition 4.0.4 uses a weak encryption algorithm (XOR and base64 encoding), which allows local users to decrypt passwords when the configuration file is exported to XML.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
IBM WebSphere Advanced Server Edition 4.0.4 uses a weak encryption algorithm (XOR and base64 encoding), which allows local users to decrypt passwords when the configuration file is exported to XML.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 13.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-10-23 01:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 02:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-10-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- dc0df9aa51ffcf4d2e495a416bc132c5d0d5267d449ab2a5d10a5ccb828160de
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comwebsphere-xml-weak-encryption(11245)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11245
- www.securityfocus.com20030206 Re: Weak password protection in WebSphere 4.0.4 XML configuration exporthttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310796
- www.securityfocus.com6758http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6758
- www.securityfocus.com20030204 Weak password protection in WebSphere 4.0.4 XML configuration exporthttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310118
- securityreason.com3277http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3277