CVE-2003-1447

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2003-12-31 CVE Published
2007-10-22 CVE Reserved
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2024-08-08 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-310: Cryptographic Issues

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3277	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310796	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6758	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11245	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310118	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Websphere Application Server Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server"				4.0.4 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Websphere Application Server" and version "4.0.4"		advanced_server		Affected