CVE-2008-1592

MQSeries 5.1-5.3.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

MQSeries 5.1 in IBM WebSphere MQ 5.1 through 5.3.1 on the HP NonStop and Tandem NSK platforms does not require mqm group membership for execution of administrative tasks, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via the runmqsc program, related to "Pathway panels."

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29360
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0869
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019610
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28235

Scores

EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 30.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (3)
ibm/websphere_mq 5.1
ibm/websphere_mq 5.3
ibm/websphere_mq 5.3.1
Published Mar 31, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026