High severity · published Jul 18, 2017
CVE-2017-1318
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated messaging administrator to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by command execution
8.8
CVSS
3.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 and 9.0 could allow an authenticated messaging administrator to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by command execution. IBM X-Force ID: 125730.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.1% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
MQ Appliance · Ibm
8.0.0.0; 8.0.0.1; 8.0.0.2; 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.5; +3 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1318
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1318
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22003815
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99594
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/125730
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