Vulnerabilities > CVE-2003-1447 - Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server 4.0.4
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Signature Spoofing by Key Recreation An attacker obtains an authoritative or reputable signer's private signature key by exploiting a cryptographic weakness in the signature algorithm or pseudorandom number generation and then uses this key to forge signatures from the original signer to mislead a victim into performing actions that benefit the attacker.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3277
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3277
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310118
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310118
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310796
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/310796
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6758
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6758
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11245
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11245