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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2017-1151: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2017-1151)

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IBM WebSphere Application Server: CVE-2017-1151: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server (CVE-2017-1151)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/20/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/27/2018
Modified
10/04/2019

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.0, 8.5, 8.5.5, and 9.0 using OpenID Connect (OIDC) configured with a Trust Association Interceptor (TAI) could allow a user to gain elevated privileges on the system. IBM Reference #: 1999293.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-was-install-8-0-0-10-pi74857
  • ibm-was-install-8-5-5-3-pi74857
  • ibm-was-install-9-0-0-0-pi74857
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-0-0-10-8-0-0-14
  • ibm-was-upgrade-8-5-5-3-8-5-5-12
  • ibm-was-upgrade-9-0-0-0-9-0-0-4

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