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CVE-2007-5944 IBM WebSphere Application Server

Affected softwareIBM WebSphere Application Server
Severity4.3 Medium CVSS 2.0
WeaknessCross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Published14 Nov 2007
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Servlet Engine / Web Container in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 5.1.1.4 through 5.1.1.16 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Expect HTTP header. NOTE: this might be the same issue as CVE-2006-3918, but there are insufficient details to be sure.

Exploitation status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue lists ready-to-run exploit code for this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC 1 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB; first seen 2007-11-15.
  • EPSS 1.8% chance in 30 days
IndexArtifactStarsFirst seen
Exploit-DB IBM Websphere Application Server 5.1.1 - WebContainer HTTP Request Header Security 2007-11-15

Waratek protection

Mitigation candidate

A kind of vulnerability Waratek's rules address, with exploit code published or exploitation reported. No rule exists and none is planned yet. The decision below says what we found to build a rule from.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read
Finding Mitigation candidate: 1 public proof-of-concept exploit(s) are indexed for this CVE (exploit-db), but the affected code is not open source. That makes an ARMR patch rule a candidate rather than a plan. The exploit gives a reproducible entry point to trace inward from and a test to validate a hook against, which is what makes reverse engineering tractable at all. No rule exists and none is scheduled: the hook point must be recovered by decompiling the affected code, and a closer look may find none that ARMR can act on.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 13 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd ibm websphere application server generic 5.1.1.4 · 5.1.1.5 · 5.1.1.6 · 5.1.1.7 · 5.1.1.8 · 5.1.1.9 · 5.1.1.10 · 5.1.1.11 · 5.1.1.12 · 5.1.1.13 · 5.1.1.14 · 5.1.1.15 · 5.1.1.16

References

URLTags
http://osvdb.org/38700
http://secunia.com/advisories/27674
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK51068
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24017314
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26457
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018963
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3680

Timeline

Published2007-11-14By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.