Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2011-1310
Summary
The Administrative Scripting Tools component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.0.x before 6.1.0.35 and 7.x before 7.0.0.15, when tracing is enabled, places wsadmin command parameters into the (1) wsadmin.traceout and (2) trace.log files, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading these files.
- MEDIUM
- LOCAL
- NONE
- NONE
- PARTIAL
- NONE
CWE-200 - Information Exposure
An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published