Secunia Security Advisory - IBM has acknowledged a vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Community Edition, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition MEJB Security
Bypass
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27464
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27464/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/16381/
DESCRIPTION:
IBM has acknowledged a vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server
Community Edition, which can be exploited by malicious people to
bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to a vulnerability in Apache
Geronimo.
For more information:
SA26906
SOLUTION:
The vendor recommends to disable MEJB. Please see the vendor's
advisory for more information.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21271586
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26906:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26906/
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