CVE-2011-1321

IBM WebSphere Application Server 6.1.0.x < 6.1.0.37 and 7.x < 7.0.0.15 - Privilege Escalation via AuthCache Purge

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The AuthCache purge implementation in the Security component in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1.0.x before 6.1.0.37 and 7.x before 7.0.0.15 does not purge a user from the PlatformCredential cache, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges by leveraging a group membership specified in an old RACF Object (aka RACO).

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM24668
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27014463

Scores

EPSS 0.0097
EPSS Percentile 58.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (33)
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.1
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.2
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.3
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.5
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.7
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.9
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.11
ibm/websphere_application_server 6.1.0.12
... and 23 more
Published Mar 08, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026