High severity · published Sep 26, 2017
CVE-2017-1539
IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation by not properly distinguishing internal group memberships from user registry group memberships
8.8
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation by not properly distinguishing internal group memberships from user registry group memberships. By manipulating LDAP group membership an attack might gain privileged access. IBM X-Force ID: 130807.
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)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BP
Business Process Manager · Ibm
7.5.0.0; 7.5.0.0; 7.5.0.0; 7.5.0.0; 7.5.0.1; 7.5.0.1; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1539
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1539
Patch
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22007451
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100967
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/130807
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