CVE-2005-1112

IBM WebSphere Application Server <6.0 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2005-1112. PoCs published by SPI Labs.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a JSP source disclosure vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server by sending a crafted HTTP request with a non-existent host header. This forces the server to leak the source code of the requested JSP file under specific non-default configurations.

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.0 and earlier, when sharing the document root of the web server, allows remote attackers to obtain the source code for Java Server Pages (.jsp) via an HTTP request with an invalid Host header, which causes the page to be processed by the web server instead of the JSP engine.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by SPI Labs · textremotemultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25420

The exploit demonstrates a JSP source disclosure vulnerability in IBM WebSphere Application Server by sending a crafted HTTP request with a non-existent host header. This forces the server to leak the source code of the requested JSP file under specific non-default configurations.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IBM WebSphere Application Server
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Web server and application server root directories must reside in the same location
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111342594129109&w=2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20099
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/15501
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13160
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013697
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/14962

Scores

EPSS 0.0864
EPSS Percentile 94.4%

Details

Status published
Products (20)
ibm/websphere_application_server 5.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 5.0.1
ibm/websphere_application_server 5.0.2
ibm/websphere_application_server 5.0.2.1
ibm/websphere_application_server 5.0.2.3
ibm/websphere_application_server 5.0.2.4
ibm/websphere_application_server 5.0.2.5
ibm/websphere_application_server 5.0.2.6
ibm/websphere_application_server 5.0.2.7
ibm/websphere_application_server 5.0.2.8
... and 10 more
Published May 02, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026