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Security Bulletin: IBM WebSphere MQ Improper access control for some local MQSC commands (CVE-2015-7473)

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Summary

runmqsc allows a user who already has +connect and +dsp authority to a queue manager to perform a small number of commands that would normally require additional privileges.

The vulnerability does not affect client MQSC, only locally connected runmqsc.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2015-7473
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere MQ could allow a local attacker with certain permissions to execute commands against the local queue manager that they should not have access to.
CVSS Base Score: 2.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/108500 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

The problem affects IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.4 maintenance levels, previous MQ releases required users to be administrative users to be able to execute the runmqsc program.

Remediation/Fixes

Apply fixpack IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.5 or later

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

2 June 2016: Original version published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Information

Modified date:
15 June 2018

UID

swg21984555