High severity · published Jan 28, 2020
CVE-2019-4620
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 and 9.0 LTS could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by improper validation of environment variables
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 and 9.0 LTS could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by improper validation of environment variables. IBM X-Force ID: 168863.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% 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 before 8.0.0.14; 9.1.0 before 9.1.4; 9.1.0.0 before 9.1.0.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4620
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4620
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168863
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1125891
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