What is CVE-2000-0497?

CVE-2000-0497 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2000-06-08.

How severe is CVE-2000-0497?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server

CVE-2000-0497

IBM WebSphere server 3.0.2 allows a remote attacker to view source code of a JSP program by requesting a URL which provides the JSP extension in upper case.

Published 2000-06-08 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.031 (87.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Websphere Application Server — versions 3.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-178 — Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/1328 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/ntbugtraq/2000-q2/0263.html (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
www-4.ibm.com/software/webservers/appserv/efix.html (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2000-0497?: CVE-2000-0497 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Websphere Application Server, classified under Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2000-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2000-0497?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.