CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-1539

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

IBM Business Process Manager versions 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 are vulnerable to privilege escalation due to improper distinction between internal group memberships and user registry group memberships. By manipulating LDAP group membership, an attacker may gain privileged access.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to sensitive data and system functions, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of IBM Business Process Manager and implement appropriate access controls for LDAP groups.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

IBM Business Process Manager 7.5, 8.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to privilege escalation by not properly distinguishing internal group memberships from user registry group memberships. By manipulating LDAP group membership an attack might gain privileged access. IBM X-Force ID: 130807.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS