Medium severity · published Aug 29, 2019
CVE-2019-4536
IBM i 7.4 users who have done a Restore User Profile (RSTUSRPRF) on a system which has been configured with Db2 Mirror for i might have user profiles with elevated privileges…
6.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM i 7.4 users who have done a Restore User Profile (RSTUSRPRF) on a system which has been configured with Db2 Mirror for i might have user profiles with elevated privileges caused by incorrect processing during a restore of multiple user profiles. A user with restore privileges could exploit this vulnerability to obtain elevated privileges on the restored system. IBM X-Force ID: 165592.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
I
I · Ibm
7.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4536
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4536
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/165592
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm11071586
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