Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-1447
CVE-2003-1447
Description
IBM WebSphere Advanced Server Edition 4.0.4 uses a weak encryption algorithm (XOR and base64 encoding), which allows local users to decrypt passwords when the configuration file is exported to XML.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:4.0.4:*:advanced_server:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =4.0.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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