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CVE-2013-0543 IBM WebSphere Application Server

Affected softwareIBM WebSphere Application Server
Severity6.8 Medium CVSS 2.0
WeaknessIncorrect authorization (CWE-863)
Published24 Apr 2013
Updated16 Jun 2026

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.47, 7.0 before 7.0.0.29, 8.0 before 8.0.0.6, and 8.5 before 8.5.0.2 on Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX, when a Local OS registry is used, does not properly validate user accounts, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 13 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 2.5% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

1 product, 53 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd ibm websphere application server generic 6.1.0.0 · 6.1.0.1 · 6.1.0.2 · 6.1.0.3 · 6.1.0.5 · 6.1.0.7 · 6.1.0.9 · 6.1.0.11 · 6.1.0.12 · 6.1.0.13 · 6.1.0.14 · 6.1.0.15 · 6.1.0.17 · 6.1.0.19 · 6.1.0.21 · 6.1.0.23 · 6.1.0.25 · 6.1.0.27 · 6.1.0.29 · 6.1.0.31 · 6.1.0.33 · 6.1.0.35 · 6.1.0.37 · 6.1.0.39 · 6.1.0.41 · 6.1.0.43 · 6.1.0.45 · 7.0.0.1 · 7.0.0.2 · 7.0.0.3 · 7.0.0.4 · 7.0.0.5 · 7.0.0.6 · 7.0.0.7 · 7.0.0.8 · 7.0.0.9 · 7.0.0.11 · 7.0.0.13 · 7.0.0.15 · 7.0.0.17 · 7.0.0.19 · 7.0.0.21 · 7.0.0.23 · 7.0.0.25 · 7.0.0.27 · 8.0.0.0 · 8.0.0.1 · 8.0.0.2 · 8.0.0.3 · 8.0.0.4 · 8.0.0.5 · 8.5.0.0 · 8.5.0.1

References

URLTags
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?&uid=swg21632423 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM75582 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/82759 VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published2013-04-24By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.