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                         AUSCERT Security Bulletin

                               ASB-2009.1061
        IBM WebSphere Commerce Configuration Information Disclosure
                              26 August 2009

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              IBM WebSphere Application Server
Operating System:     Windows
                      Linux variants
                      Solaris
                      AIX
Impact/Access:        Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:           Mitigation
CVE Names:            CVE-2009-2956  
Member content until: Friday, September 25 2009

OVERVIEW

        A potential security vulnerability has been identified in IBM 
        WebSphere Commerce Family products.


IMPACT

        IBM Internet Security Systems (ISS) have confirmed the 
        vulnerability which they detail as:
        
        "IBM WebSphere Commerce Family products (Net.Commerce) and Net.Data 
        contain configuration files that reside on the web server's root and 
        are accessible to all by default. An attacker can retrieve the 
        onfiguration files, which contain sensitive information about the 
        web server (e.g. passwords, information about the database, physical 
        paths, etc.)" [1]


MITIGATION

        Whilst there does not seem to be a patch for this vulnerability, ISS
        have offered the following mitigation:
        
        "Restrict access to the IBM WebSphere configuration files or move 
        them outside of the web server's root."


REFERENCES

        [1] IBM WebSphere Configuration Information Disclosure
            http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/52616

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