CVE-2015-1946

IBM WebSphere Application Server 8.5 < 8.5.5.6 and WebSphere Virtual Enterprise 7.0 < 7.0.0.6 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 8.5 before 8.5.5.6, and WebSphere Virtual Enterprise 7.0 before 7.0.0.6 for WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 and 8.0, does not properly implement user roles, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PI35180
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21959083
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75496

Scores

EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 27.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (17)
ibm/websphere_application_server 7.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.0.0.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.5.0.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.5.0.1
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.5.0.2
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.5.5.0
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.5.5.1
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.5.5.2
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.5.5.3
ibm/websphere_application_server 8.5.5.4
... and 7 more
Published Jul 14, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026