The default configuration of Apache Tomcat in Websense Manager in Websense Web Security 7.0 and Web Filter 7.0 enables weak SSL ciphers in…

published 2012-08-23 14y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2009-5074

cvss: 4.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits: 0; none known

The default configuration of Apache Tomcat in Websense Manager in Websense Web Security 7.0 and Web Filter 7.0 enables weak SSL ciphers in conf/server.xml, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network and then conducting a brute-force attack against encrypted session data.

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Exploit prediction

1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-16 Configuration

References

websense.com /support/article/t-kbarticle/v7-Apache-Tomcat-security-vulnerabilities-1258048503850
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2009-5119
NVD CVE-2009-5119

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